David Clarke wrote: > I generally prefer to have my software work well and consistently > without surprises, and performance has to be secondary to that. Would that users saw it that way... > - Maybe Moore's law will solve the performance issue, but only tolerant > coding and late normalisation can ensure that the software functional > and reliable. From observing software over the last 20 years, Moore's law doesn't solve application-level performance issues, precisely because people think it will. Not that I like either of the things above. They just are. -BorisReceived on Friday, 6 February 2009 14:27:45 GMT
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