I just realized that I answered without thinking...
Performance might not be the most important of things all the time, but when it is, it *really* is a pain in the ass!
And, curiously, in the project I'm currently involved with, performance *is* a must! I have to execute over a thousand operations per second, and no, it's not being easy, and yes, it is important!
And in this case, yes, anything that can make things faster on my side, *will* be helpful!
OTOH, it's the first time in three years that I've had performance issues. | [reply] |
in the project I'm currently involved with, performance *is* a must! I have to execute over a thousand operations per second, and no, it's not being easy, and yes, it is important!
Is it anything we can help with?
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I generally think 'hey, this does work. but my perl skills in this area are AWFUL. i know that this is using a lot more loops and memory than necessary. and i KNOW that there's a better way to do this, because if every application I use had code like this, my computer just wouldn't run. i need to learn the best, most efficient way to perform this task and take that learning into other functions that i program." | [reply] |
Beware of thinking that the most efficient solution is the "best" - often, the best solution may not be the most efficient solution possible, but the cleanest, most maintainable, most flexible, etc...
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