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The RISC paper was all about the need to strongly justify any complexity. I don't quite remember it even touching code density.
by snvzz 4y ago
The RISC paper was all about the need to strongly justify any complexity. I don't quite remember it even touching code density.
- therealcamino 4y agoFrom the abstract of the RISC-1 paper: "Although instructions are simpler, the average length of programs was found not to exceed programs for DEC VAX 11 by more than a factor of 2."