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Re^6: As Efficient as Possibleby BrowserUk (Patriarch) |
on Apr 04, 2010 at 00:53 UTC ( [id://832667]=note: print w/replies, xml ) | Need Help?? |
"As fast as possible" is meaningless unless you're in a situation where you can calculate a theoretical maximum speed easily You're absolutely right. But there is still a problem with this interpretation of the OPs words. When the dispatcher assures the caller that the ambulance will be there as soon as possible, no one expects any physical laws to be troubled by the efforts. Just that within the realms of practicality and best efforts, the time will be kept to a minimum. Few people speak in forums such as this, with either legal or mathematical correctness. They use slang, idiom & common parlence, and expect that their words will be interpreted with the common understanding of such terminology. Hence, it is not unreasonable to take the OPs last sentence: I don't believe this is not efficient, but I want everyones opinion on how to make it more faster like. Whether if I can do what I'm doing faster using different method. to mean: is there a more efficient, practical implementation of this algorithm, or a more efficient algorithm that is practical to implement. Or even just: do experienced Perlish eyes see anything obvious in my implementation that unnecessarily wasteful. Then his request perhaps seems less worthy of absolutist interpretation? Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.
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