I've been meaning to write an article on how to maximize contribution to open source projects, but it looks like Geoff Broadwell beat me. But probably better than I would have. And I'm not complaining.
Opimizing is fun. Lots of fun. However, it's something which you should never set to be your primary goal. I'm a firm believer in what Knuth once said: "Premature optimization is the root of all evil."
aegisknight
on Oct 11, 2005
I think you missed the point... Or is that sarcasm?
(Optimization doesn't always refer to execution speed or memory usage. It can be business value or development velocity or whatever else.)
sufianrhazi
on Oct 11, 2005
Maybe I should read the article before posting. Heh.
tadan
on Oct 11, 2005
I usually look for optimisation with the second derivative test.
lordgalbalan
on Oct 21, 2005
I'd almost think I'd died and gone to heaven, except this will probably be the exception, not the rule.
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Opimizing is fun. Lots of fun. However, it's something which you should never set to be your primary goal. I'm a firm believer in what Knuth once said: "Premature optimization is the root of all evil."
I think you missed the point... Or is that sarcasm?
(Optimization doesn't always refer to execution speed or memory usage. It can be business value or development velocity or whatever else.)
Maybe I should read the article before posting. Heh.
I usually look for optimisation with the second derivative test.
I'd almost think I'd died and gone to heaven, except this will probably be the exception, not the rule.
You should come by RPGDX sometime. It's crazy....
What...?