8 Apr
2009
8 Apr
'09
12:24 a.m.
On 7 Apr 2009 at 19:23, William Donzelli wrote:
I do not think a human could do reasonable
optimization for today's
processors - even by some assembler guru. Even back with STRETCH, we
started to see the future is in the compiler.
You're right, of course. I've made my living at various times in my
life doing compiler work, but the greatest degree of satisfaction
always has been with compiler "back end" work.
That's probably an occupation in as much commercial demand as a mule
driver nowadays.
--Chuck