At 10:21 PM -0500 2/27/03, Tim Peters wrote:
>[Terry Reedy]
>> ...
>> The problems of teaching to the test and programming to the benchmark
>> are well-known.
>> ...
>> Your contest, my questions and comments.
>
>Not to worry -- I made my living for 15 years writing optimizing compilers
>in the highly competitive (at the time -- it competed itself to death)
>supercomputer biz. I've forgotten more dirty tricks than even a Perl guy
>can pick up in a lifetime <wink>.
Yes, Tim, but the question isn't how much you've forgotten. It's how
much you still *remember*... :-)
I expect you to keep us honest, so I expect I'd better
unconditionally buy you a beer so as to maintain your neutrality. ;)
--
Dan
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