Subj : C is the most efficient p
To   : Digital Man
From : Boraxman
Date : Sat Nov 06 2021 07:33 pm

-=> Digital Man wrote to Nightfox <=-

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DM>   Re: C is the most efficient programming
DM> language
DM>   By: Nightfox to All on Tue
DM> Nov 02 2021 09:45 am

> I haven't done much programming in pure C, but I thought this article was
> interesting.  It says C is the most efficient programming language as far as
> power consumption, speed, and memory usage:

DM> They actually have Python over C in regards to memory usage. (!?!)

DM> Assembly language could beat C in those same categories, but it's not a
DM> serious contender for similar reasons that C is not a serious contender
DM> for a lot of software development tasks - because there are other very
DM> important factors such as development time, verification and
DM> validation, extensibility and maintenance.

DM> I like and use C a lot, but it's not "the most efficient programming
DM> language" for all forms of efficiency. Depending on the job, some other
DM> forms of efficiency matter more than eeking out that extra 1% of
DM> performance or resource optimization. --
DM>                                             digital man

I wouldn't call Assembly a Language.  There isn't really a language per so,
just mnemonics and instructions to the assembler itself.  It is more a system
to assembly machine code, and the efficiency of assembly is heavily dependent
on the ability of the programmer.

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