Re: use of pointers

From	Nobody <nobody@nowhere.com>
Subject	Re: use of pointers
Date	2012-03-09 21:45 +0000
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On Wed, 07 Mar 2012 06:14:02 -0800, Maarten wrote:

> Only start optimizing once you have tested your code, and are 
> satisfied that it is correct. And only start to optimize when 
> you have seen that there is a performance issue, and have 
> pinpointed the issue with a profiler. 

The main problem there is that changing interfaces at a late stage can
require rewriting a substantial amount of code.

An important part of the programmer's art is knowing which bridges you'll
have to cross before you get to them, avoiding the need to dig yourself
out of holes by not climbing into them in the first place.

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use of pointers ahso <ahso47@yahoo.com> - 2012-03-06 02:54 -0800
  Re: use of pointers Marcel Müller <news.5.maazl@spamgourmet.com> - 2012-03-06 12:22 +0100
    Re: use of pointers nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com - 2012-03-07 00:32 -0800
      Re: use of pointers Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid> - 2012-03-07 13:47 +0000
        Re: use of pointers nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com - 2012-03-07 07:06 -0800
          Re: use of pointers Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid> - 2012-03-07 16:04 +0000
  Re: use of pointers Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid> - 2012-03-06 12:29 +0000
    Re: use of pointers Victor Bazarov <v.bazarov@comcast.invalid> - 2012-03-06 08:04 -0500
      Re: use of pointers glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2012-03-06 14:05 +0000
        Re: use of pointers Victor Bazarov <v.bazarov@comcast.invalid> - 2012-03-06 11:25 -0500
          Re: use of pointers glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2012-03-06 20:56 +0000
      Re: use of pointers SG <s.gesemann@gmail.com> - 2012-03-06 06:27 -0800
        Re: use of pointers BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2012-03-06 13:05 -0700
        Re: use of pointers woodbrian77@gmail.com - 2012-03-07 05:38 -0800
      Re: use of pointers Rui Maciel <rui.maciel@gmail.com> - 2012-03-07 15:48 +0000
        Re: use of pointers BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2012-03-07 18:38 -0700
          Re: use of pointers Pavel <pauldontspamtolk@removeyourself.dontspam.yahoo> - 2012-03-10 21:10 -0500
            Re: use of pointers Jeff Flinn <TriumphSprint2000@hotmail.com> - 2012-03-12 08:26 -0400
              Re: use of pointers Jeff Flinn <TriumphSprint2000@hotmail.com> - 2012-03-12 12:28 -0400
      Re: use of pointers Nobody <nobody@nowhere.com> - 2012-03-09 21:28 +0000
  Re: use of pointers Geoff <geoff@invalid.invalid> - 2012-03-06 21:31 -0800
    Re: use of pointers Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2012-03-07 11:26 +0000
      Re: use of pointers yatremblay@bel1lin202.(none) (Yannick Tremblay) - 2012-03-07 13:56 +0000
        Re: use of pointers Maarten <maarten.sneep@knmi.nl> - 2012-03-07 06:14 -0800
          Re: use of pointers Rui Maciel <rui.maciel@gmail.com> - 2012-03-07 16:05 +0000
            Re: use of pointers yatremblay@bel1lin202.(none) (Yannick Tremblay) - 2012-03-08 10:08 +0000
              Re: use of pointers Rui Maciel <rui.maciel@gmail.com> - 2012-03-08 21:17 +0000
            Re: use of pointers Maarten <maarten.sneep@knmi.nl> - 2012-03-08 04:55 -0800
          Re: use of pointers Nobody <nobody@nowhere.com> - 2012-03-09 21:45 +0000
        Re: use of pointers Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2012-03-07 20:08 +0000
      Re: use of pointers Nobody <nobody@nowhere.com> - 2012-03-09 21:50 +0000
        Re: use of pointers Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2012-03-09 22:37 +0000
  Re: use of pointers Rui Maciel <rui.maciel@gmail.com> - 2012-03-07 15:37 +0000

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