>>>> This only matters if you're interested in performance.
>>>
>>> Why else would you use assembly?
>>
>> Perhaps because you need to perform specific hardware-level operations
>> that C doesn't support.
>
> Oh, right ... I forgot about that.
Never forget. ;-)
>> ...which leads us back to my "there are *reasons* why nobody uses
>> assembler any more". ;-)
>
> Well, if you don't want to write portable code... then go for it.
I'm sure if you're trying to program a toaster, it might actually be
worth it. (How complex can it possibly be?)
It's surprising how many Project Euler problems have solutions (plural)
in assembly...
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