there is hope for tiny code!

OK, in some threads I've seen the curmudgeons shake their head back and forth and bemoan how people don't write finely tuned hand assembly code anymore. Well, not so! Apparently all of you except Trixter :) are unfamiliar with the restricted size demo. Browse around these places and then you can't tell me there's noone left who understands how to squeeze cycles out with careful thought! <http://www.256b.com> interesting programs in 256 BYTES or less! <http://wildmag.de/compo/> interesting programs hosted in a web page of 256 BYTES or less! <http://www.pouet.net/prodlist.php?page=1&type=64k&platform=Windows&order=views> interesting programs in 64K bytes! While the first two don't have sound, the 64K size routinely has original music, 3D graphics that'll blow your nuts off :-) and lots of cool eye candy. All of these are free for distribution and download! There are some interesting things happening in the past few years in the "4K" category as well. Some people have managed to squeeze in an original music score, decent 3D scenes and a running time of several minutes without getting boring.