optimization (was Re: C vs. FOR

[mcdonald at uxe.cso.uiuc.edu]

>Flint, have you ever used a punchcard-based batch environment with a
>turnaround measured in hours?  I have.  
Hours? I had to put up with days - plus floor sorts! (A floor sort ,
for those who don't know, is O(1), not O(n*log(n)) ).

>I'll take timesharing, thank you.

And you can have it. I'll take a standalone machine!!!

>And I'll take the fastest compiles I can get.
I'll agree to that.

Doug McDonald