Very interesting parallel, KM - this reminds me of my job in the kitchen. I would arrive fairly early in the morning to do preliminary prep work.

If I was neat about everything that I did, i.e. wipe up any mess that I made on the spot - I wouldn't be ready on time.

If I tried to complete any one task at a time without finding a similar task to work in parallel - I wouldn't be ready on time.

The goal was to find shortcuts and similar tasks - it was all about killing three birds with one stone.

All I can say is that thank God I don't do that for a living anymore - because I sure don't like to program in that manner. Besides, it didn't pay nearly as well.

Jeff