From: david.brown@hesbynett.no   
      
   On 31/10/2025 01:28, 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?"   
   >   
      
   I have seen, and even used, compilers that would fit that description   
   quite well :-(  Usually, however, the flouted advantage is not the raw   
   speed, but support for a microcontroller target that no one else   
   supports.  Oh, and generally they could add "costs a ridiculous price"   
   to the list.   
      
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