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> What's the difference between autogenerated C code and compiling to assembly or machine code? Seems academic to me. It's an interesting question and point, b
by mmooss 11mo ago
> What's the difference between autogenerated C code and compiling to assembly or machine code? Seems academic to me.
It's an interesting question and point, but those are two different things and there is no reason to think you'll get the same results. Why not compile from natural language, if that theory is true?
- _flux 11mo agoNatural language does not have a specification, while both C and assembly do.
- mmooss 11mo agoThe C specification is orders of magnitude more complex and is much less defined than assembly. Arguably, the same could be said comparing natural language with C. I admit that's mostly philosphical. But I think saying 'C can autogenerate reliable assembly, therefore a specification can autogenerate reliable C' is also about two different problems.