On Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 10:31:49PM -0600, Kyle Wheeler wrote: > On Saturday, November 14 at 11:41 AM, quoth Robert Holtzman: > >> Doesn't that just scream "this programmer knows what they're > >> doing"? > > > > Probably, if I were a programmer. I got part way into C some time ago > > but according to the actuarial tables I wasn't going to live long enough > > to get proficient. You're talking to a 73 yr old retired mech engineer. > > :) > > What's the phrase... "learn like you're going to live forever, love > like you'll die tomorrow, and dance like nobody's watching"?
That's a corollary to the Machinist's Maxim: measure twice, cut once. > > Anyway, I understand your point, but as an engineer I know you can > understand the basic idea: testing shows that the so-called "shortcut" > is actually not as good as the more typical method, and that suggests > that the guy who designed the shortcut didn't actually test his > shortcut to see if it was actually faster. He was so proud of it he couldn't wait to release it? I've run into those. -- Bob Holtzman Key ID: 8D549279 "If you think you're getting free lunch, check the price of the beer"
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