Re: Why VAX Was the Ultimate CISC and Not RISC

On Tue, 11 Mar 2025 23:58:11 +0000, BGB wrote:

On 3/11/2025 5:44 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

On Tue, 11 Mar 2025 13:39:55 -0700, Stephen Fuld wrote:
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On 3/11/2025 12:07 PM, moi wrote:

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No, it is logically a copy.

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While that is true, I don't think anyone is talking about a "copy" op
code.  :-)  I had thought about mentioning in the software part of the
argument that COBOL actually has a "move" verb to accomplish that, i.e.
"Move A to B." even though you are technically right that it is a copy.

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There is a language (C++) which has introduced reference operators that
distinguish between “move semantics” versus “copy semantics”.
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No, I haven’t got my head around it either.

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I still haven't seen any good reason to move to C++.

C++ is for those situations where you want to write a small amount of
code and have it compile into a vast string of instructions.
C is for those situations where you want to write a small amount of
code and have it compile into a small string of instructions.