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<P><FONT SIZE=2>[aleaxit@yahoo.com]</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>#- More generally, _who cares_ about this kind of speedups?! Premature</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>#- optimization is the root of all evil in programming. Make </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>#- your programs</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>#- clear, simple, readable -- that's ALWAYS important! So is </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>#- using general</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>#- algorithms and data structures with good O() characteristics if the</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>#- input size is liable to grow a lot. But squeezing out 10% </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>#- or 20% here</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>#- or there is going to matter in a TINY minority of cases. </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>#- Don't distort</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>#- your coding for such purposes!</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>"It is easier to optimize correct code than to correct optimized code."</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>--Bill Harlan</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>(from Aahz signature)</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>. Facundo</FONT>
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