On Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 3:13 AM, Tim Starling<[email protected]> wrote: > Loops are essential for readable code. There is no problem with > allowing loops in conjunction with time limits, that we don't have > already with complex templates. In fact, time limits for complex > templates would be an improvement over the system of expansion limits > we have at the moment.
But time limits are inconsistent. Whether a template hits the limit might depend on whether it happens to be running on an Apache with a Pentium IV, an Opteron, a Xeon, . . . > Recursion can give a long running time even if the depth is limited. > By calling the function multiple times from its own body, you can have > exponential time order in the recursion depth. You can also have exponential time with loops. _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
