Re:O(n^2), again, now in Windows Management Instrumentation
by cross_wiber on Monday December 09, 2019 @01:03PM
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That's a good point. It explains why you can very often unintentionally end up with an O(n^2) algorithm in the first place, and Dawson's law then explains why no one bothers to fix it until it's too late.
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Re:O(n^2), again, now in Windows Management Instrumentation
by brucedawson on Monday December 09, 2019 @04:50PM
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Hey, it's Dawson's first law of computing. I have more planned, and it's important to distinguish them.