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Re: Proposed change to pp.c (readability)

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From:
Ilya Zakharevich
Date:
November 29, 1999 10:34
Subject:
Re: Proposed change to pp.c (readability)
Message ID:
199911291834.NAA05236@monk.mps.ohio-state.edu
GRommel@sears.com writes:
> in a register anyhow; and (d) any gain in speed that comes from using a register
> is probably tiny and must be weighed against the reduced readability.

The trend is to trade readability to performance, especially for so
trivial topics as this one.

Ilya

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