Re: =, += -=, loop, etc

From: bronte004 (bronte004_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 08/10/04 

Date: 10 Aug 2004 02:39:48 -0700

933191278@terra.es (Octavio) wrote in message news:<a3b1e869.0408091549.10a161c8@posting.google.com>...
> beta <beta@s.l> wrote in message
> > >mov eax,ebx most assemblers
> > >movd %ebx,%eax gas
> > >mov (ebx,eax) hla
> > >eax=ebx octasm,osimplay,terse
> >
> > but what it is the better one? and, Why?
> The best language is the one you already know.
> And the second is octasm :)

>From what I saw here octasm looks practical and promising. Terse was
mentioned a few times, now what about * NEGA *?. Get it with C source
from http://www.exmortis.narod.ru/comp_src/nega.zip - and may call
this a lucky day.

> 'eax=ebx' is shorter and shorter source code is more readable and easy to >write

Some has the opinion that shorter syntax is faster to write but harder
to read. That might be valid in some cases especially with badly
chosen syntax. IMHO excessive verbosity hides the essential meaning
and can be even worse. Where would the world if maths still would use
the Roman style numerals? Or, is the totally descriptive "add
(one_hundred_twenty_three, sexxy_nine);" better than the abstract and
concise 123+69? Decide for yoursef. It is it, then you are likely to
have the requisites: - http://www.funnypics.cc/uploads/1077990004.jpg

Cheers