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[Ivan Van Laningham]

Hi All--

Michael Chermside wrote:
> 
> The REAL lesson here is that you shouldn't follow any "optimization"
> rules without actually testing them. If you don't have time to test,
> then just don't optimize... write whatever is most readable. If you
> NEED more speed, then profiling and testing will show you what to
> fix. (Using a better algorithm is a different story... do that
> whenever you need it.)
>

Tim Peters sayeth, "Premature Optimization is the Root of All Evil." 
And he is not kidding.

Ever try to persuade a boatload of Java programmers that?

Metta,
Ivan
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