[Tutor] a little loop

[boB Stepp]

On Tue, May 28, 2013 at 9:34 PM, Steven D'Aprano <steve at pearwood.info> wrote:
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> On 28/05/13 13:54, Tim Hanson wrote:
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> However, a word of warning: although you *can* assemble a new string character by character like that, you should not, because it risks being very slow. *Painfully* slow. If you want to hear the details, please ask, but it risks being slow for much the same reason as the infamous Shlemiel the Painter Algorithm:
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> http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000319.html
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Okay, I will come out of lurking and ask: What are the details?

BTW, interesting article and interesting site! I will have to bookmark
this one and come back for more exploration.

Thanks!
boB