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From: laura@utzoo.UUCP (Laura Creighton)
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Subject: Re: optimizing compilers vs. optimizing programmers
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Date: Mon, 14-Jan-85 13:49:02 EST
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In the end, VMS got written mostly in assembler anyway (unless they have
gone and re-coded later version, which I doubt, but stranger things
have happened). I have it from several sources that the reason this
happened was because a certain prominent DEC individual decided that
no compiler could write code as good as his assembler (ie it wouldn't
be fast enough). So much for consistency...

Laura Creighton
utzoo!laura