Mike Yearwood
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Walter Meester
HoogkarspelNetherlands
General information
Category:
Coding, syntax & commands
Environment versions
Network:
Windows 2008 Server
>>>for sure we don't go about opening databases when they are already open. In fact, we encapsulated that probably 10 years ago, out of general principle.
>>>
>>>That said, what really counts is what takes how much time when. For that we used the modified profiler, and for views, a couple of our own simple recording tools.If it take 500ms longer but runs a total of 10 times in a session, etc. We try (don't always succeed) to be pragmatic about where we spend our time, keeping in mind that better is often the enemy of good.
>>
>>I disagree. Once you reach a certain skill level, there is no excuse for not writing the fastest running code possible.
>
>
>I cannot disagree more. It is absolutely insane to put your energy in creating the fastest code. It is a utter waste of time to put energy into making a routine a few ms faster at the expense of productivity. I know you're obsessed with ultimate performance, but this I did not expect.
>
>If performance is good enough, it is good enough. If there is poor performance at a certain point in your software, yes you can and should address it, but to go into great lengths for premature optimization goes beyond reason.
>
>Walter,
It's not premature optimization when you already know how to write fast code.
Previous
Reply
View the map of this thread
View the map of this thread starting from this message only
View all messages of this thread
View all messages of this thread starting from this message only