From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: fc89c,97188312486d4578 X-Google-Attributes: gidfc89c,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,97188312486d4578 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Thread: 109fba,baaf5f793d03d420 X-Google-Attributes: gid109fba,public X-Google-Thread: 1014db,6154de2e240de72a X-Google-Attributes: gid1014db,public From: rlk@rational.com (Bob Kitzberger) Subject: Re: What's the best language to start with? [was: Re: Should I learn C or Pascal?] Date: 1996/08/12 Message-ID: <4uodcb$8hr@rational.rational.com>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 173789153 references: <31FBC584.4188@ivic.qc.ca> <01bb83ad$29c3cfa0$87ee6fce@timpent.airshields.com> <4u89c4$p7p@solutions.solon.com> <01bb83f5$923391e0$87ee6fce@timpent.airshields.com> <4uah1k$b2o@solutions.solon.com> <01bb853b$ca4c8e00$87ee6fce@timpent.airshields.com> <320b35a2.43769707@nntp.ix.netcom.com> <01bb8609$59339140$87ee6fce@timpent.airshields.com> <320bf032.7193774@nntp.ix.netcom.com> <01bb8802$a5ff3a60$32ee6fce@timhome2> followup-to: comp.lang.c,comp.lang.c++,comp.unix.programmer,comp.lang.ada organization: Rational Software Corporation newsgroups: comp.lang.c,comp.lang.c++,comp.unix.programmer,comp.lang.ada Date: 1996-08-12T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: Tim Behrendsen (tim@airshields.com) wrote: : No, this is experienced programmer's disease. It's not as if : I go around optimizing everything, I just do it automatically. : When you train yourself to think about efficiency, you naturally : do it the efficient way the *first time*. The cumulative effect : of this is fast programs, and it doesn't cost any more effort. But efficiency is not the be-all and end-all. You have to balance efficiency with ease of use, ease of maintenance, etc. The fastest or most efficient solution is not always the "best" solution. -- Bob Kitzberger Rational Software Corporation rlk@rational.com http://www.rational.com http://www.rational.com/pst/products/testmate.html