On Oct 4, 6:29 pm, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey, Rene, > > Let's pretend for a moment that we're all on "Planet Betov" where > using statically linked library code is never done and all code reuse > is accomplished by "cut & paste". > > In this dream world, here's what I see: > > MASM: People can cut and past code from the MASM32 Library source > code. > FASM: People can cut and past code from the FASMLIB source code. > NASM: People can cut and past code from the ASMLIB source code > HLA: People can cut and past code from the HLA Standard Library. > > RosAsm: ???? > > Even if we "level the playing field" and don't allow static linking of > libraries, as all these other assemblers support, where exactly is the > "RosAsm Library"? (Or snippets, or templates, or whatever else you > want to call it.) >
This is extremely easy to answer. The average RosAsm coder tends to only make use of the libraries documented here: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa383749.aspx If you wish to revue the source code, then bring that issue up with Microsoft. Please let us know of any positive results. ;) If a programmer feels that a project requires him to use a large amount of pre-written "library" code and advanced programming features/ tools, then he must seriously question why he is using assembly language (rather than a High-Level Language) in the first place. After a programmer has made the choice to code at the ASM level, he has already -- by default/definition -- decided to avoid the trappings of the HLL world. You are indeed one pecular person. On the one hand [ http://www.artofasm.com ], you have taught, written a book, built an advanced assembler, and generally answer many questions about assembly language. However, on the other hand, you spend a great deal of time here in alt.lang.asm denigrating assembler tools and "bashing" those who write assembly language. So, the question is [this goes also for all those regular a.l.a trolls]: Are you here to _support_ the *assembly language* community? Or, are you here to encourage everyone to "give up" on ASM and adopt an easy HLL instead? Nathan. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
