Posted by Sanders Kaufman on 07/25/07 23:05

Iván Sánchez Ortega wrote:
> Sanders Kaufman wrote:
>
>>> On the contrary - assembler is the *only* way to optimize resources to
>>> the maximum.
>> That's just nuts.
>
> Why?

Are you familiar with the law of diminishing returns? Your "optimum"
solution ignores the fact that my time is one of the resources.

I can afford to spend a few days chit-chatting about the nuances of OOP,
and still get the project out in a reasonable amount of time.

But I can't afford to spend a few years on your "optimal" solution.

It lauches past quick and dirty, crests beyond optimal, and diminishes
into the sunset of "someday" and "maybe".

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