Re: [U2] PICK Assembler Language

[Clifton Oliver]

With one exception, I agree with Charlie. Just because the hardware 
speeds allow us to write crap doesn't mean we should. There is, of 
course, a limit to cycle-tweaking. I am not going to spend my time 
looking for the fastest way to prepend a floating dollar sign, for 
example. If I have a case of a large number of transactions triggering 
secondary reads (code file lookup, for example), I will certain take a 
few minutes to 'ask the system' if a dynamic array cache with locate 
would be worthwhile.

The exception I mention is "done once in the development cycle." What 
was efficient at release x may not be efficient at release y. Thus I am 
a big proponent of constant refactoring.

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Regards,
Clif
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W. Clifton Oliver, CCP
CLIFTON OLIVER & ASSOCIATES
Tel: +1 619 460 5678    Web: www.oliver.com
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Just because we have a quadrillion microseconds to play with, instead of a  
50 millisecond timeslice, doesn't mean we have to waste them. A few  moments to 
consider performance, done once in the development cycle, will pay  benefits 
every time a more efficient program is run. I have to believe that  Adm Grace 
Hopper is smiling down on you both.

Regards,
Charlie Noah
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