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Article #2098Re: Optimizing
From: Jim Giles
Date: Thu, 15 Nov 1990 23:19
Date: Thu, 15 Nov 1990 23:19
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From article <8515:Nov1522:16:1490@kramden.acf.nyu.edu>, by brnstnd@kramden.acf.nyu.edu (Dan Bernstein): > [...] In the ``array references cannot be made optimal'' thread I > gave something that might stand for a proof of my assertions. Jim admits > that I'm right too. False. But read the thread yourself. The are _optimizations_ that the compiler can't do. They must, therefore, be expressed by the human programmer. Pointers are _not_ inherently superior to arrays for expressing these improvements. J. Giles
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!udel!haven!adm!cmcl2!lanl!jlg From: jlg@lanl.gov (Jim Giles) Newsgroups: comp.lang.misc Subject: Re: Optimizing Message-ID: <6083@lanl.gov> Date: 15 Nov 90 23:19:53 GMT References: <8515:Nov1522:16:1490@kramden.acf.nyu.edu> Organization: Los Alamos Natl Lab, Los Alamos, N.M. Lines: 11