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Subject: Re: Efficacy of code generators
From: Brad Jensen <brad@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2001 11:00:37 -0600
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> I agree.  But having studied the code generated by Synon/Obsydian and the
> JDE program generator, I'd have to assume that today's code generators are
> definitely bloatware generators.  ***I KNOW*** the theory:  you don't get
> into the code of these tools, so what do you care.
>
> Glad compiler-writers don't take that same view...!

Actually, I've seen the output of compilers, and you don't want
to go there.

CPU power is cheap, bloat is inconsequential, functionality and
reliability are everything.

Hence the AS/400.

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