Good Grief! You make some really unbelievable statements. BIG Corporate IT's depend on money from Big Corportates. With competition in the market like it is, any glitch in Big Corporate software can spell doom for the corporation also. There is just as much need for optimized correct code that does what its supposed to in the corporate environment as there is in the mom and pop shops. In my estimation, Mom and Pop shops would be more forgiving than a client who spent 500K for a program that didn't completely work.

Your naivete is showing and lack of experience in the real world is showing.


>>>I don't know how they do things in PA, but, usually developers optimize their code because it adds value to the project. Who do you know that is not optimizing their code?
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>>Many people. Optimization - after a minimum level of acceptance has been achieved - is often the last priority in systems. Our systems work at a level that falls within the boundaries of our day-to-day needs, but we have no time to spend optimizing to the nth level as there are 1,157 defects that have nothing to do with optimization that have a higher priority.
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>>Just my dollar's worth.
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>I am aware that some BIG corporate IT departments are releasing work products that are barely alpha (mostly untested). ALong the the lines "Just put it out there and let the end users debug it" That is a fact of life.
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>But little project guys, that don't have the luxury of a captive audience, ie: their boss (IT's) is the same as the users', have to get it as right as it can be before it's delivered. The user's first impression can sometimes make or break the project! Some (mostly independent contractors and small custome shops) depend on word of mouth and reputation to keep them gigs a flowing. They have have to pay attention - next month's grocery sack may depend on it!
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>That being said, a little code snippet, for the sake of clarification <g>, has little or no reason for not being optimized.