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From: Warp
Subject: Programming quote of the day
Date: 2 Apr 2008 04:01:27
Message: <47f34b66@news.povray.org>
"Premature optimization may be root of all evil; but complete lack of
optimization is the root of all bloatware."

-- 
                                                          - Warp


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From: Invisible
Subject: Re: Programming quote of the day
Date: 2 Apr 2008 04:17:49
Message: <47f34f3d$1@news.povray.org>
Warp wrote:
>   "Premature optimization may be root of all evil; but complete lack of
> optimization is the root of all bloatware."

LOL!

Arguably though, trying to please everyone at once is the root of most 
bloatware...

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http://blog.orphi.me.uk/
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From: Darren New
Subject: Re: Programming quote of the day
Date: 2 Apr 2008 10:39:06
Message: <47f3a89a$1@news.povray.org>
Invisible wrote:
> Arguably though, trying to please everyone at once is the root of most 
> bloatware...

That and optimizing for delivery times rather than hardware utilization.

-- 
   Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)
     "That's pretty. Where's that?"
          "It's the Age of Channelwood."
     "We should go there on vacation some time."


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From: John VanSickle
Subject: Re: Programming quote of the day
Date: 2 Apr 2008 14:14:13
Message: <47f3db05@news.povray.org>
Warp wrote:
>   "Premature optimization may be root of all evil..."

It may be *a* root of all evil, but not *the* root of all evil.

Regards,
John


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From: Jim Henderson
Subject: Re: Programming quote of the day
Date: 2 Apr 2008 14:32:19
Message: <47f3df43$1@news.povray.org>
On Wed, 02 Apr 2008 15:14:03 -0400, John VanSickle wrote:

> Warp wrote:
>>   "Premature optimization may be root of all evil..."
> 
> It may be *a* root of all evil, but not *the* root of all evil.

(Spoiler warning - spoilers for Lewis Black's Root of All Evil included)


































Yes, I think last week, Lewis Black proved conclusively that beer is the 
root of all evil.

Of course, the week before, he proved that Donald Trump was the root of 
all evil, and the week before that, Oprah was.

Jim


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From: Nicolas Alvarez
Subject: Re: Programming quote of the day
Date: 2 Apr 2008 14:42:36
Message: <47f3e1ac$1@news.povray.org>
Warp escribió:
>   "Premature optimization may be root of all evil; but complete lack of
> optimization is the root of all bloatware."

+1


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