On Tue, 18 Apr 2006, Nick Guenther wrote:
> On 4/18/06, Joseph C. Bender <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Ted Unangst wrote:
> > >
> > > another time, somebody should delete all this atom + 1 shit. any
> > > computer that runs on electricity should be able to handle the strain.
> >
> > Okay, so I have to ask.
> >
> > Why would anyone do something that lame anyway?
>
> Well, if you write something like:
> if(*str == 'c')
> {
> //in here it's redundant to have strcmp check the first character,
> since you already know it's a c
> if(strcmp(str+1, "har")) //if str == "char"
> {
> //eggs...
> }
> //spam...
> }
>
> It just cuts down the number of branches in the code... but it's
No, no, no, it increases the number of branches.
> hardly worth it, it makes it to much more difficult to read.
I would say, not worth it.
-Otto
