[Tutor] Simplicity vs. Speed

[Remco Gerlich]

On  0, Phil Bertram <phil.bertram@clear.net.nz> wrote:
> I will rid myself of this idea that code MUST be fast.
> 
> You are 100% correct when you say, 'It is of little concern if code takes
> 1.5 secs compared with 1.0'

"We should forget about small efficiencies, say about 97% of the time:
premature optimization is the root of all evil." -- Donald Knuth

To find the exact quote, I did a quick Google search for "premature
optimization". One of the hits was this cool little rant:
http://billharlan.com/pub/papers/A_Tirade_Against_the_Cult_of_Performance.html

Which has the following cool quotes as well:
   "Anyway, most optimization is local. Design is global."
   "It is easier to optimize correct code than to correct optimized code."
   
-- 
Remco Gerlich