Author: Geoff Bull
Date: 18:08:47 11/03/99
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On November 02, 1999 at 13:04:38, Bruce Moreland wrote:
Isn't C often referred to as "portable assembler" anyway?
>If you are trying to develop a chess program, use C.
C is not the only language in the world.
> You will spend a
>tremendous amount of time fixing bugs, changing data structures, and changing
>algorithms, so you will be able to make a better program faster if you use a
>high-level language.
And if you use as higher level language than C you will spend even less time
fixing bugs, and your code will be even easier to change.
If you write it in assembler, you'll likely neve finish it!
>If you try to do otherwise it will be like putting frosting on a serving plate
>and trying to assemble a cake under it.
"We should forget about small efficiencies, say about 97% of the time:
premature optimization is the root of all evil."
- Donald Knuth
cheers
Geoff
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