Monday, January 16. 2006

Algorithmic Optimization

The latest Game Developer touches on a subject that I get asked about frequently. The when, how, and why of optimizing programs. In the Mature Optimization article Mick West discusses the very common mistake programmers make of not considering optimization until the very last step of programming, if at all. This stemming from a nugget of wisdom often quoted and misquoted:

"Premature optimization is the root of all evil." [Hoare] [Knuth]

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