Re:Copying data is wasteful, mutating data is dangerous
by kllrnohj on Friday January 10, 2020 @10:48AM
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If you're trying to use Knuth's quote from 1974 as your justification for that concept then you've misunderstood his argument and should read the full thing, not the single phrase.
This article is not advocating premature optimization as Knuth was discussing nor does the article's advice result in the evil that Knuth was warning against.
If you have some other evidence or paper justifying why we can ignore obvious inefficiencies please provide a source. That's a rather radical claim to make, though, which may be why you find people struggle with the concept.
This article is not advocating premature optimization as Knuth was discussing nor does the article's advice result in the evil that Knuth was warning against.
If you have some other evidence or paper justifying why we can ignore obvious inefficiencies please provide a source. That's a rather radical claim to make, though, which may be why you find people struggle with the concept.