On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 2:24 PM, Devon McCormick <[email protected]> wrote: > I suppose it's not too late to toss in my usual plea to stop playing this > game - > http://www.jsoftware.com/jwiki/NYCJUG/2007-04-10#Reframing_the_Efficiency_Discussion.
That is a good point. An hour of cpu time probably costs somewhere between 6 cents and $5 http://aws.amazon.com/ec2/#pricing The usa federal minimum wage is currently $7.75. So that's anywhere from 1.5 to 129 times more efficient to burn an hour of cpu time than an hour at minimum wage. (Some of us also place higher value on our time, than minimum wage.) Of course, it can be argued that these costs add up, over time (which brings to mind http://xkcd.com/1205/). That said, for me the real value of J is that it lets me quickly tackle new topics. When I want someone else's existing code, I'll live with whatever they give me. But when I am exploring issues for myself, that's different. -- Raul ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
