Tom Wrote
> How can you compare C and Assembly? All you can do is compare a certain C
> compiler (and\or programmer) with a certain Assembly compiler (and\or
> programmer). It all depends on situation. The compiler(\programmer) and
> project would have more influence than the language in most cases.

Umm

>From what I know..

An "assembly" compiler does bugger all to the code,
other than fill in the macros and equates, take out the
comments, error trap etc.

The code generated is pretty much what the programmer
wrote line for line.  So yes the programmer has a VERY
big influence on how good the code is but not the
compiler.

Where as a C compiler is a more "removed" from the PIC
instruction set and therefore presents a variable from one
compiler to the next, this is on top of the idiot behind the
keyboard.

Just to show no bias.. the idiot behind the keyboard
(TIBTK) is a common factor in C and ASM.
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Lance Allen
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Uni of Auckland
Psych Dept
New Zealand

www.psych.auckland.ac.nz

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