Dwayne Reid wrote:
>> > Which of the above comments would you delete?  Why?
>>
>>I DON'T PROGRAM IN ASSEMBLY.
>>
>>Are we clear? :)
>
> Yep - I hear you LOUD and clear <grin>.
>
> I think, then, that we can probably agree on one thing: Its OK to use
> lots of comments in assembler code.

Probably. I mean, the low-level stuff for sure.

However, if you have the time, pick up a copy of "Code Complete" and read 
the chapter where it talks about "programming into a language". You can 
simulate HLL/OOP constructs, apply the "loose coupling, tight cohesion" 
rule, etc.


> One of the reasons I don't consider myself to be a modern programmer
> is that I don't write in high-level languages.  I've done stuff in
> Turbo Pascal (many years ago) and I don't have any problem with BASIC
> (PICbasic, etc) but I don't "get" C programming.  Have a hard time
> reading it and certainly can't write it.  My brain just doesn't get it.

I probably could learn assembly, but I'm sure it would take considerable 
effort and special motivation.


> Assembler, on the other hand: no problem.  Duck to water kind of
> thing.  Started out with PDP-11, went on to Motorola 6800 family, did
> a tiny bit of 8051 stuff, done LOTS of PIC assembler stuff.  But as
> far as "C" stuff goes - I hire people to write that for me.

Don't see nothing wrong with that.

Vitaliy 

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