> but now you have a function call per renormalization and that has a cost that may be unacceptable. I would go for the function, and pass along Knuth's advice about premature optimization. If you're writing at such a…
> I disable the flash on every piece of camera equipment I own. In my book, there is never a scenario where it is okay to use a flash, if it is too dark to take the photo, then don’t take it. I think the fact that you…
I recently read Software Estimation (Steve McConnell, author of Code Complete). My main takeaway was to distrust developer intuition and instead build estimates from data. One example is to look at the duration of past…
> A scientist isn't committed to believing in natural selection in the same way a bibilical literalist is committed to rejecting it. All he's committed to is following the evidence wherever it leads. At the risk of…
I think the problem is that software / algorithm patents have broader implications and abuses than patents for chemical formulas. They are also being granted for topics that many would consider obvious to those active…
> but now you have a function call per renormalization and that has a cost that may be unacceptable. I would go for the function, and pass along Knuth's advice about premature optimization. If you're writing at such a…
> I disable the flash on every piece of camera equipment I own. In my book, there is never a scenario where it is okay to use a flash, if it is too dark to take the photo, then don’t take it. I think the fact that you…
I recently read Software Estimation (Steve McConnell, author of Code Complete). My main takeaway was to distrust developer intuition and instead build estimates from data. One example is to look at the duration of past…
> A scientist isn't committed to believing in natural selection in the same way a bibilical literalist is committed to rejecting it. All he's committed to is following the evidence wherever it leads. At the risk of…
I think the problem is that software / algorithm patents have broader implications and abuses than patents for chemical formulas. They are also being granted for topics that many would consider obvious to those active…