On Friday 14 November 2003 12:25, fooler wrote: > > However, execution time is not and probably should not be the > > only metric of a program's quality. > > execution time, is the top priority for a program's quality :->
i *truly* hesitate to contradict fooler. but here i think i must. *correctness* (the quality of the program such that it results in the correct answer[s])is the top priority for a program's quality. execution time is a *far*third*. usually maintainability is second. but i'm willing to compromise on that, sure. execution time can be second. on the other hand, execution time efficiency can be solved many ways *after* a correction solution has been found. tiger -- Gerald Timothy Quimpo gquimpo*hotmail.com tiger*sni*ph http://bopolissimus.sni.ph Public Key: "gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys 672F4C78" All warfare is based upon deception. Sun Tzu (Art of War) -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
