>It comes from years of writing real-time simulation and data acquisition code where every instruction counts. C/C++ compilers have been smart enough to optimize loop invariant code out of the loop for 15 years now. In Xbase we have to do it by hand.
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>Besides can code ever run too fast? *g*

Well, I have seen some messages from people wanting to know how to slow their pc's down for 2.6?< g >