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Appendix A: Expert witnesses on optimization

Rules of Optimization:
Rule 1: Don't do it.
Rule 2 (for experts only): Don't do it yet.
M.A. Jackson <br>

More computing sins are committed in the name of efficiency (without necessarily achieving it) than for any other single reason - including blind stupidity. W.A. Wulf

We should forget about small efficiencies, say about 97premature optimization is the root of all evil. Donald Knuth

The best is the enemy of the good. Voltaire


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3/8/1999