>> What is the typical unit_count for applications you make?
>
> It varies a lot.  I've got everything from two units for
> proof of concept to lifetime volumes in the hundreds of thousands.
> ... most costomers are optimistic and think everyone will
> naturally want their little better moustrap.

Proof-of-concept for a series that could g to a large volume must of
course be developed with the large volume in mind. Sounds like you are
never doing projects that are sure to have a unit_count of 1 (which is
more typical of what I do), so this explains your maindset to me.

> The statement often heard here that you can develop a project
> faster in a higher level language versus assembler is just
> plain BS in my opinion. It has nothing to do with high or
> low level language, but how comfortable you
> are with the development environment and how much re-usable
> code you have sitting around.

I agree with the last, but IMHO asm offers a very weak environment for
re-useable code, because there is no automatic
- removal of un-used code
- static-stack-like variable allocation


Wouter van Ooijen

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