5TOOLS FOR ANALYZING COMPILER OUTPUT
In order to write great code, you must be able to recognize the difference between programming language sequences that do their job more or less adequately and those that are great. In the context of our discussion, great code sequences use fewer instructions, fewer machine cycles, or less memory than mediocre code sequences. If you’re working in assembly language, the CPU manufacturers’ data sheets and a bit of experimentation are all it takes to determine which code sequences are great and which are not. When working with HLLs, however, you need some way of mapping the high-level language statements in a ...
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