Frame pointers help Pascal. While C can also used them to make nicer assembly code (a given variable always has the same offset) it can work well without them.

Frame pointers help Pascal. While C can also used them to make nicer assembly code (a given variable always has the same offset) it can work well without them. RISCs are very good C processors, but it is possible to do even better: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AT%26T_Hobbit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AT%26T_Hobbit