On Sunday, August 18, 2002, at 09:33 , Matthew Walker wrote: > I agree with you Sean regarding readability. I just didn't think it was > reasonable to quote the results of timed tests when one version was > trimming and the other wasn't.
Actually if you read my detailed post with all the timings in, you'll see that I tested x eq "" against len(x) and then against len(trim(x)) to show that there was negligible difference in timing. So I actually *did* compare the non-trimming version. > I'm sure most of us think that usually > readable code is worth a small speed sacrifice anyway. That's what I would've thought but apparently that's not the case - which is why this whole thread has dragged on! :) Sean A Corfield -- http://www.corfield.org/blog/ "If you're not annoying somebody, you're not really alive." -- Margaret Atwood ______________________________________________________________________ This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
