On Sat, Oct 21, 2017 at 12:33 AM, Brent Meeker <[email protected]> wrote:
> > The problem is that, like most real problems, improving computer code has > no simple one-dimensional measure of "better". Go games are won or lost. > A computer program that does the same thing as another but is smaller and executes faster is objectively better ; and although there is no guarantee small fast programs usually have fewer bugs than large slow programs, and the bugs they do have are easier to find and fix. And if you complain that speed size and robustness are 3 dimensions not one then try making the most money. That's the great thing about the Free Market, one dimension rules them all. John K Clark -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
