Efficient python programming...

[Simon Foster]

On Fri, 7 Jun 2002 21:03:08 +0100, "James Kew"
<james.kew at btinternet.com> wrote:

>"Peter Hansen" <peter at engcorp.com> wrote in message
>news:3D00A456.4315EDA3 at engcorp.com...
>> Eddie Corns wrote:
>> >
>> > A friend is fond of quoting this to me:
>> >
>> >   Rules of Optimization:
>> >     Rule 1: Don't do it.
>> >     Rule 2 (for experts only): Don't do it yet.
>> >   -- M.A. Jackson
>> >
>> You forgot the even more important first thing for a beginner:
>> get it correct!
>
>I favour Kent Beck's aphorism: "Make it work, make it right, make it fast."
>
>James
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I prefer this one:

"You can have it right"
"You can have it cheap"
"You can have it now"

Pick any two.