I find the external assembler and linker to be simpler than the plan 9 *[cal] suite.
It seems more modular, easier to understand all the components.  I also find
it easy to port an assembler to a new machine than it is to mess with the internal
compiler stuff in the plan 9 C set of programs.

Was Ken's compiler an expirment in a new way of doing things?  If so
what was the verdict?  I enjoy using the compiler, but is it the
best way to do compilers?

 Brantley