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From: Robert A Duff <bobduff@shell01.TheWorld.com>
Subject: Re: Slices of 2d arrays?
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dewar@gnat.com (Robert Dewar) writes:

> However, as soon as you extend slices to >1D arrays, the
> feature no longer obeys the "Bauer Principle" which says
> that you should not pay overhead for a feature unless
> you use it.

Who is Bauer?  Can you give a cite for his principle?

I've always tried to obey this principle, but I never knew it had a
name.

- Bob