Re: The joy of FORTRAN

On 03/03/2025 13:54, Peter Flass wrote:

c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> wrote:

On 3/2/25 4:42 AM, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

On 02/03/2025 06:59, c186282 wrote:

What's the point in writing complex code if, at
    the first need, you basically have to totally
    re-write the entire damned thing ???

Especially since a modern optimising compiler will turn it into
unreadably complex assembler anyway - no need for the programmer to do it
Focus on readability with clear comments and a good result, not being
'clever'

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   Well, I'm not gonna be reading the ASM - just the 'C'  :-)
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 I always like to read the ASM, when it’s readable. I like to wonder “if I
code it THIS way, what do I get?” Sometimes “optimizations” are not quite
what you expect.
 

Indeed. Last time I looked, I thought 'I would never have thought of doing it THAT way, that's naffin' clever!'
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