That's often true. Really often true. But sometimes, a GOOD assembly programmer ...

pkroll on May 20, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: Asmttpd – Web server for Linux written in amd64 as...

That's often true. Really often true. But sometimes, a GOOD assembly programmer can beat a C compiler by a LOT. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8508923 "Hand Coded Assembly Beats Intrinsics in Speed and Simplicity"