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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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