On Mon, 2002-11-11 at 23:44, Kevin O'Neill wrote: > Like anybody else there are times when I optimize as I go, but I really > try and keep in mind, "is this the simplest thing I could do?" Fighting > the urge to apply "optimizations" as you go is hard sometimes but in my > experience leads to a better code base.
This is the most important statement IMO. Especially with Fop, if it is not simple there we are going to dig ourselves into a hole. Things are complicated enough without making convoluted and confusing optimisations. Keep parts simple and have a well defined contract between parts. Keiron. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]