[Coco] Re: optimizing

[Roger Taylor]

At 12:28 AM 12/10/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>I agree mostly.  First, use an efficient algorithm.  As you code it, include
>any optimizations that come to mind, as long as they don't make the code
>harder to understand or to debug.
>
>In C there's a big temptation to compound short statements together, like
>     if( (z = x + y) > 0) { ...
>and later, if you decide the test isn't needed, you have to "salvage" the
>     z = x + y
>part out and keep it.  Everyone who hasn't been bitten by this one, raise
>your hand.  I thought so :-)  --Mike K.


Many times, but I use HLA.

if(somevariable=true) then
//      I just tested somevariable twice
endif;

or how about:

if(somevariable<>0) then
endif;

:)


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Roger Taylor


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