From: pat eyler <pat.eyler@...>
Date: 2012-06-21T04:08:19+09:00
Subject: Re: Benchmark obsession?

On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 11:04 AM, Dan Connelly <lists@ruby-forum.com> wrote:
> The real question is: how many microtunes does it take for the advantage
> to offset the cost of one additional bug?
>
> A: a lot.

or a micro optimization that makes some that happens many, many times faster.

if performance is not acceptable, and profiling indicates a spot that
needs fixing, a micro-optimization could be the right thing to do.

>
> Clarity and simplicity is almost always the best approach, I feel.

Clarity, simplicity, and profiling if/when you run into problems.

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thanks,
-pate
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