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SorellaLaBefana

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11. You are SO right: It is the entire development cycle which is important
Wed Apr 5, 2023, 05:39 AM
Apr 2023

After all, if it is simply execution speed which is paramount, then the only answer is the chip's native machine language bypassing any OS.

Of course, writing ML is functionally impossible for humans however assembler will do the job (years ago I put in my time here coding video drivers). Even so, it's hard to get it right in a finite amount of time even if you do use hooks to an OS for leverage. And, when you are all done, the result will only run on a particular architecture

It is also discouraging when you write a routine in assembler and in C and then find that the C is faster. Disassembling the complied C, you see where you went faceplantingly wrong

My actual point, is the same as yours: Language Wars totally miss the point. Use the Right Tool for the job. This is something which is often forgotten

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