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“There is more to life than increasing its speed” - Mahatma Gandhi
We live in a fast food culture. Not only must our dinner arrive yesterday, our car should be fast, and our entertainment instant. Our code should also run like lightning. I want my result. And I want it now.
Ironically, writing fast programs takes a long time.
Optimisation is a spectre hanging over software development, as W.A. Wulf observed. “More computing sins are committed in the name of efficiency (without necessarily achieving it) than for any other single reason – including blind stupidity”.
It’s a well-worn subject, with plenty of trite soundbites bounding around, and the same advice being served time and time again. But despite this, a lot of code is still not developed sensibly. Programmers get sidetracked by the lure of efficiency and write bad code in the name of performance.
In these articles we’ll address this. We’ll tread some familiar ground and wander well-worn paths, but look out for some new views on the way. Don’t worry – if the subject’s optimisation it shouldn’t take too long...
Source : Entered by hand
Category: [ Programming Topics | CVu Journal Vol 16, #1 - Feb 2004 | Professionalism in Programming, from CVu journal ]
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During the development of a an internet based GIS system we came across the problem of maintaining session state on two separate server entities...
Category: [ Internet Topics | CVu Journal Vol 15, #5 - Oct 2003 ]
Category: [ Design of applications and programs | Overload Journal #51 - Oct 2002 ]
Category: [ Programming Topics | Overload Journal #49 - Jun 2002 ]
Category: [ Design of applications and programs | Overload Journal #45 - Oct 2001 ]
Category: [ Programming Topics | Overload Journal #44 - Aug 2001 ]
Category: [ Design of applications and programs | Overload Journal #40 - Dec 2000 ]
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Sometimes the best thing you can do to improve your productivity is to take a holiday; a fresh perspective can work wonders. I'm going to describe one of my favourite holiday destinations. Haskell
Category: [ Programming Topics | CVu Journal Vol 12, #2 - Mar 2000 ]
Category: [ Design of applications and programs | Overload Journal #32 - Jun 1999 ]
Category: [ Design of applications and programs | Overload Journal #30 - Feb 1999 ]