On Sep 14, 2013 3:03 AM, "Mark Wieder" wrote: > > I think with proper engine optimization, "before" should be the > fastest option... all that's necessary......
WARNING: NAIVE OUTLOOK FOLLOWS. I am fascinated by the benchmarking scripts you have devised, but if the destinations are the same, why in the world would someone purposefully choose the moped to get there, especially when the jet plane is available? I realize that the jet has many more switches, and can be more complicated to operate, but that's where engine optimization is most important. LiveCode is "interpreted", right? If the syntax is kept simple, an optimized engine already knows the fastest way to get there, so why does the engine not choose the best route (think GPS)? Now, the engine needs to evaluate a few iterations of the source data to understand and choose appropriately. The traffic conditions are also important, such as other scripts which may be doing some background processing. CPU/RAM availability - what the OS is doing outside of LiveCode may have an affect on the best route. I said this is a naive view, but my vision of LiveCode is that it can be more efficient by being smarter at the core. Many developers prefer absolute control, i.e. regular expressions, arrays, etc. but others want a human syntax to complex operations, and let the engine convert it, if necessary, to an optimal form for processing. I am one of the others, btw. :) ~Roger _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
