in reply to Quest: Compiling aphorisms
- RTFM.
- First rule of optimization: don't. Second rule of optimization: for experts only.
- Patches welcome!
- Go To Considered Harmful. -- E. W. Dijkstra (Well, to be pedantic, it was actually C. Hoare who came up with the title).
- "... in constant time". -- D. Conway.
- Beware, I've only proven the correctness of the program. -- D. E. Knuth.
- Be nice. -- L. Wall.
- You can't just make shit up and expect the computer to know what you mean, Retardo! -- M. J. Dominus.
- Premature optimization is the root of all evil. -- D. E. Knuth?
- What happened when you tried? -- c.l.p.m