Author: Dave Gomboc
Date: 10:12:08 04/08/99
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On April 08, 1999 at 12:19:42, Christophe Theron wrote: >On April 08, 1999 at 00:32:52, Dave Gomboc wrote: > >>On April 07, 1999 at 21:47:25, Christophe Theron wrote: >> >>>Yeah... Imagine: from tic-tac-toe in Basic to chess in assembly! >> >>How many ELO do you feel writing in assembly is worth? >> >>Dave Gomboc > >-300 (you'll loose 300 elo points by choosing assembly) :) > >If I had written Tiger in assembly it would still be in the state it was 5 years >ago. Being able to modify what I want easily and quickly is really important. My >basic work sessions are an evening long. If I can do something in an evening (or >in the night), I try it. If it is longer, I'll certainly not try it unless I am >SURE I will gain something from it. > >The problem is that for 100 ideas you try there is maybe ONE that will work >great. I cannot imagine doing that in assembly. C Compilers are nowadays so well >optimized that it is good enough for me. I asked, because you said that you went from Tic-Tac-Toc in Basic to Chess in Assembly, and I thought, "he's nuts!" :-) > Christophe Dave Gomboc
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