Re: Did I write a good (efficient) program?

"Richard" <riplin@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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I can't recall _anyone_ claiming that ODO is 'too slow'. In most cases
they were completely indifferent to whether it was faster or slower.
They just made stuff work and left it to the CPU to get it done.

You seem to have this idea that every argument is either black or
white. If they don't flock to follow what you do then they must be
doing the extreme opposite.


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[Pete]

Robert, I think this is very fair and, for me, goes straight to the nub of

the problem that some people here have with your posts.

I'm not getting involved in your specific argument here, but I definitely 
think you could benefit by thinking about this.

I find your posts and ideas very valuable, and sometimes what you post is
a 
different insight into something often taken for granted. I like the way 
that you challenge old ideas and we need that. However, Richard is right
on 
the button with this observation; inasmuch as you DO seem to see black and

white only, when most of us accept shades of grey.

Certainly, a forthright position has more impact and is often easier to 
maintain, but if it makes you overlook the actual responses you elicit,
then 
it is counter productive.

Think on it :-)

Pete.
-- 
"I used to write COBOL...now I can do anything."