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From: Florian Weimer <fw@s.netic.de>
Subject: Re: Compiler for Z80/6510
Date: 1999/11/27
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"Robert C. Leif, Ph.D." <rleif@rleif.com> writes:

> In any event, if a computer can beat a chess grand-master, it should be
> possible to beat a human creating assembly code. Again, being possible need
> not mean that it is practical for all situations today.

No, it's impossible, really.  Every assembly language coder can use the
output of a compiler if it's better than the code he is able to write.
A computer program doesn't have this option, of course.