Assembly code can take advantage of a processor's unique instructions as well as various specialized hardware resources. On the other hand, C code is generic, and must support various hardware ...

Well written C code and an advanced compiler that utilizes various architectural features often reach performance results similar to those of hand written assembly code. A quick survey of assembly ...

C-programmers who don’t have a mental model of what’s going on underneath their thin veneer of abstraction above assembly code are destined for trouble. In order to provide a convenient… ...

Even converting a small function of a few assembly instructions in this manner can be a complicated process. But individual N64 functions can run into the thousands of instructions, and a single ...