Memory usage and run-time don't matter any more. When I started programming, 1968, minimizing these was the core value used in judging how good a programmer yo

Memory usage and run-time don't matter any more. When I started programming, 1968, minimizing these was the core value used in judging how good a programmer you were. This has not changed in many people's minds. Once I stopped caring, my imagination became free to consider doing things others wouldn't even consider. One program ran for three days. People thought I must be brilliant because of the unheard of things I was doing. Nope. I was just uninhibited by these hobgoblins of the past. I wasn't even a very good programmer. I do admit there are situations where this principle doesn't really apply.