In no way is that code a celebration of the power, flexibility
and diversity of assembler.


--
Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz
http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3
עַם יִשְׂרָאֵל חַי
נֵ֣צַח יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לֹ֥א יְשַׁקֵּ֖ר




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From: IBM Mainframe Assembler List <[email protected]> on behalf 
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Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2026 2:52 PM
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Clever code to celebrate


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On 17/02/2026 19:11, Seymour J Metz wrote:
> I would call it obscure. Coding instruction as DC, and not even
> honoring instruction boundaries, serves no purpose exceptmaking it
> harder to read.

Isn't the purpose a celebration of the power, flexibility
and diversity of assembler?

--
                        Martin

Dr Martin Ward | Email: [email protected] | http://www.gkc.org.uk/
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