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Subject: Re: Why is not more FreeBSD software written in C++?
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James Bailie <jimmy@jamesbailie.com> writes:
> Efficiency is of prime importance in systems programming.  The
> only language in which one can write more efficient programs than
> in C, is assembler, but it's not portable.

This is a myth.  I'm surprised to see it a Lisp programmer perpetuate
it.

DES
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