Richmond, I'm not sure to appreciated your humor. However, with less talent and other circumstances, I had probably write something similar somewhere in the net, so I forgive you for this time.
2010/7/10 Richmond <richmondmathew...@gmail.com> > On 07/10/2010 11:49 AM, Mark Schonewille wrote: > >> David and Mark, >> >> Yet, repeat for each rules. Whether using arrays is faster than using >> regular variables depends on whether your repeat loop is written smartly. >> >> > Quite; but that looks a bit like circular logic. > > Everytime I have to write some sort of loop I get out the plastic cups and > the beads > and play with them on the floor (preferably with a cup of coffee and some > music) > until I find what I would term the most "economical" way of doing things. > > So; prior to writing anything "smartly" one has to work out the 'smartist' > logic; > if you are incredibly good at abstractions you can do that mentally; if not > you > can do it with a pencil and paper, or with cups and beads - whatever works > for you. LEGO is also quite effective. > > Then; having worked out one's model; one has to represent it in code. > > If one's model has already been worked out (squares and arrows on paper, > cups and beads on the floor, circles and lines on a blackboard) visually it > is, generally, easier to track where things go wrong with one's code by > comparing it with one's physical model. > > _______________________________________________ > use-revolution mailing list > use-revolution@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > -- -Zryip TheSlug- wish you the best! 8) http://www.aslugontheroad.co.cc _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution