DOW x <= y is 3 times faster than using for x = number downto 1

[sms_mitschs]

Re: DOW x <= y is 3 times faster than using for x = number downto 1

Never multiply by by 2, 4, 8, 16, etc. Shift the register left 1, 2, 3, 4, etc bytes.

... not by bytes but by bits ... just to be more Catholic than the Pope

[kausix777]

Re: DOW x <= y is 3 times faster than using for x = number downto 1

DOW x <= y

does not include an increment/decrement.

FOR

does.

Are the performance timings inclusive of the

y+=1

or

x-=1

codes?

[MichaelCatalani]

Re: DOW x <= y is 3 times faster than using for x = number downto 1

... not by bytes but by bits ... just to be more Catholic than the Pope

haha, yea I'm old enough to remember the fun stuff, and old enough to forget the details.