A relevant quote from Machine Solutions of Linear Differential Equations<http://www.jsoftware.com/papers/MSLDE.htm> (Ken Iverson's Ph.D. thesis, 1954), Section 2A4:
The speed of modern computers has reached a point where, for many applications, the time required to program a problem may be a more important factor than the actual computing time. Attempts are made, therefore, to simplify the work of programming in various ways. And what is the speed of modern computers? The answer is found in Section 2B: A machine cycle is 1.2 milliseconds, the time required for a single order. On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 11:24 AM, Devon McCormick <[email protected]> wrote: > I suppose it's not too late to toss in my usual plea to stop playing this > game - > > http://www.jsoftware.com/jwiki/NYCJUG/2007-04-10#Reframing_the_Efficiency_Discussion > . > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
