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		pkaye on Sept 16, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: You're doing it wrong: B-heap 10x faster than bina... > "premature optimization is the root of all evil" The full quote is: "We should forget about small efficiencies, say about 97% of the time: premature optimization is the root of all evil. Yet we should not pass up our opportunities in that critical 3%." People forget that last bit.

karmakaze on Sept 16, 2019 | [–]

But I do like the optimization of the quote. From now on I'll quote it as "We should forget about small efficiencies 97% of the time."

commandlinefan on Sept 16, 2019 | [–]

Oh, I know... but don't try telling them that.

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