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The "hotshot" was Donald Knuth, and he was talking about getting clever before you're sure your program does what it's meant to do. The keyword is premature; an
by stan_rogers 9y ago
The "hotshot" was Donald Knuth, and he was talking about getting clever before you're sure your program does what it's meant to do. The keyword is premature; analysis and optimization pretty much forms the bulk of his body of work, although he doesn't believe in sacrificing readability until you're out of other goats to kill.
- saimiam 9y agoYou're right! @ Knuth. I knew that but it got overwritten by PG's point about scaling prematurely. Like a good astrologer, I'm going read into your comment to assume support for my larger point - know your tools.