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   Michael S to bart   
   Re: New and improved version of cdecl   
   31 Oct 25 13:15:05   
   
   From: already5chosen@yahoo.com   
      
   On Fri, 31 Oct 2025 01:22:30 +0000   
   bart  wrote:   
      
   > On 31/10/2025 00:28, Kaz Kylheku wrote:   
   > > On 2025-10-30, David Brown  wrote:   
   > >> If I were developing a compiler, I would not advertise any kind of   
   > >> lines-per-second value.  It is a totally useless metric - as   
   > >> useless as measuring developer performance on the lines of code   
   > >> he/she writes per day.   
   > >   
   > > If that were your only advantage, you'd have to flout it.   
   > >   
   > > "[[ Our compiler emits lousy code, emits only half the required ISO   
   > > diagnostics (and those are all there are), and is compatible with   
   > > only 75% of your system's header files, and 80% of the ABI, but   
   > > ...]] have you seen the raw speed in lines per second?"   
   > >   
   >   
   > How would Turbo C compare then?   
   >   
      
   Turbo C implented majority of C89/C90 years (like 3-5 years in some   
   cases) ahead of many of so-called "serious" C compilers.   
      
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