optimization (was Re: C vs. FOR
mcdonald at uxe.cso.uiuc.edu
mcdonald at uxe.cso.uiuc.edu
Mon Aug 21 23:33:00 AEST 1989
>Flint, have you ever used a punchcard-based batch environment with a
>turnaround measured in hours? I have.
Hours? I had to put up with days - plus floor sorts! (A floor sort ,
for those who don't know, is O(1), not O(n*log(n)) ).
>I'll take timesharing, thank you.
And you can have it. I'll take a standalone machine!!!
>And I'll take the fastest compiles I can get.
I'll agree to that.
Doug McDonald
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