Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 27 Jul 2002 12:17:46 -0700 | From | J Sloan <> | Subject | Re: keep code simple |
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Denis Vlasenko wrote:
>On 27 July 2002 01:23, Albert D. Cahalan wrote: > > >>Remember that "optimized" code often runs slower than >>simple code. >> >> > >A bit offtopic, but: I heard M$ and Intel compilers beat GCC >by 20-40% in terms of code size. Why GCC is so much behind? > > er...
one big reason is that gcc is cross platform, while ms and intel can cut corners and optimize for x86
Just my $.02
Joe
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