Intel C++ 64bit compiler

[dragongodz]

just thought this would be an interesting news bit for the development section :)

http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9584_22-5393204.html?tag=zdfd.newsfeed

especially
The compilers create code for either Intel or AMD chips

[dragongodz]

a little update on this. some testing done and its a mixed bag for performance so far

http://www.ixbt-labs.com/articles2/insidespeccpu/insidespeccpu2000-part-h.html

by the time windows xp 64bit version is available there may be a better version. one would hope so anyway. :)

[Latexxx]

Does it support in-line assembler?

[mediator]

afaik support for inline assembly was completely dropped when compiling for 64-bit target (don't know the exact reason why). If you compile for 32-bit platforms inline assembly should still work though.