My programming teacher in school (ahh, long ago) told us this story once:

One day Schlemihl got a new job at a company that paints the white markings on the street. On the first day Schlemihl tagged 3 miles of the street with markings. The Boss was very pleased and thought about paying him a bonus. On the second day Schlemihl did 1,2 miles and on the third day he only made 300 yards.
Whatīs up?, asked the boss. You made 1.2 miles on the first day and now you come back with wimpy 300 yards. Donīt you want to keep your job?

Well., said Schlemihl, The way to the paint bucket gets longer and longer.
Since then I know the term Schlemihl Algorithm for a algorithm that does not scale well.


holli, /regexed monk/

In reply to Re^2: Archive::Zip performance question by holli
in thread Archive::Zip performance question by Anonymous Monk

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