On 8/8/06, Sheen, Tony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> > I know that I tend to write big functions instead of breaking them down,
> > but then my code tends to run fast. I feel there is some connection
> > between these facts.
>
> For maintainability, the worst program I ever worked on had just a single
> function - main() - but it ran like greased lightning which was the main
> requirement! Formatting it nicely with 'proper' functions reduced its speed
> by almost 15%.
>
> I now tend to avoid using lots of functions...

I would hope that a decent compiler would be able to automatically
inline static functions and so not lose too much performance in a
situation like this.

cheers,
John

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