"Martin v. Löwis" writes: > Premature optimization is the root of all evil.
Actually, Knuth's bon mot was "Premature optimization is the root of all error." Which is probably worse; it leaves the perpetrator the excuse "but I was only trying to help!" While we all know what to do to evildoers, it's hard to punish those who deliberately invite Murphy's attention as severely as they deserve.<wink> _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
