Hi, Joel,
(Heavily edited; original e-mail:
http://www.escribe.com/internet/rebol/m25800.html
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From: "Joel Neely"
> IMHO "better" is a function of many things, so I prefer
> to use more descriptive terms most of the time,
> especially in cases where there are significant trade-offs.
Good point, and I was particularly sloppy in my wrap-up.
> IMHO this is a stellar example of how tweaking a
> lower-level bit of code for some presumably noble
> purpose can end up making life much more complex
> for later, higher-level uses of said code.
Excellent reminder. I always feel a bit silly putting an absurd number of
iterations into an arbitrary example. I do it mainly to understand the
relative cost of operations. I hope I am not mis-casting what you have
said, but you are reminding me that there are costs in other areas besides
speed and memory use alone. Good point, because this is exactly why I have
gravitated toward scripting languages.
...
> Complexity resembles entropy in this regard; it's much
> easier to open a can of worms than it is to re-can them!
Another Joel quotable. Your clarity of thought and skills of articulation
continually amaze me.
Thanks for your continued contributions to the list!
--Scott Jones
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