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Date: Sun,  6 May 2007 13:07:28 +0800
From: "Rogelio Serrano" <rogelio.serrano@gmail.com>
To: "Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs" <9fans@cse.psu.edu>
Subject: Re: [9fans] speaking of kenc
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On 5/6/07, Rogelio Serrano <rogelio.serrano@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 5/6/07, erik quanstrom <quanstro@coraid.com> wrote:
>
> >
> > this absolutist argument that c is teh bomb. asm suks is silly.  it's like
> > arguing bicycles and ferraris.  which one you need (and which one gets
> > you there faster) depends on what you're doing.
> >
>
> exactly.
>
> assembler is there because it is needed. if you are writing or porting
> a compiler and you dont have an assembler you will end up writing one
> anyway.
>

besides, its so easy to write one.
provided you have the instruction set manuals.

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