Re: Hey, what is all this 'off topic' posting?



On Sun, 04 Sep 2005 16:01:02 +0200, Frank Bemelman wrote:

> "SioL" <Sio_spam_L@xxxxxxxx> schreef in bericht
> news:eOCSe.66$h6.18088@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> "Pooh Bear" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:431A94A3.62708467@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>> I use AVR a lot and Atmel is forcing me into using C,
>> all new ANs are using C.
>
> Rewrite them in ASM if you must.
>
>> Than again, the bootloader in C is writing all over the SRAM
>> section of atmega screwing up my cunning memory backup
>> plan in process, even when it just checks the pin and jumps to
>> the reset vector. :(
>>
>> With asm you always know what to expect, with C its a guessing
>> game.
>
> With asm you know you will need 10 times more time to deliver 1/10th
> of the functionality.

Only if you've never heard of a macro.

> Use it for those two highly optimized loops
> you need, but for all other stuff, forget it. It's 2005.

Yep, and 'C' isn't any better than it was thirty years ago.

--
Keith

.



Relevant Pages

  • Re: Hey, what is all this off topic posting?
    ... >>> I use AVR a lot and Atmel is forcing me into using C, ... >>> all new ANs are using C. ... >> Rewrite them in ASM if you must. ...
    (sci.electronics.design)
  • Re: Hey, what is all this off topic posting?
    ... >> I use AVR a lot and Atmel is forcing me into using C, ... >> all new ANs are using C. ... > Rewrite them in ASM if you must. ...
    (sci.electronics.design)
  • Re: Hey, what is all this off topic posting?
    ... >> I use AVR a lot and Atmel is forcing me into using C, ... >> all new ANs are using C. ... > Rewrite them in ASM if you must. ...
    (sci.electronics.design)
  • Re: Hey, what is all this off topic posting?
    ... > I use AVR a lot and Atmel is forcing me into using C, ... > all new ANs are using C. ... Rewrite them in ASM if you must. ...
    (sci.electronics.design)
  • Re: VB5 forcing data to disk
    ... Dan Barclay wrote: ... my bet is that they DIDN'T HAVE TO REWRITE IT even though it was nearly all ... asm. ... Likely just a few tweaks. ...
    (microsoft.public.vb.general.discussion)