Re: Standards (was Re: "Constant" performance question)

[Buck <kc2hiz@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 2/18/2010 11:30 AM, Charles Wilt wrote:

> IMHO, having the standards specify a single subfile method is wrong.
>
> Instead, you should have a standard structure for each method and
> guidelines of when and how to use each.

I strongly agree with this.  Having sat on more than one standards
committee, I can say that we have a strong tendency toward overbearing
and  not enough focus on the point of standards: to make the programmer
more efficient.

In this instance, we might spend weeks debating the proper form -
load-all vs page at a time - and not spend a single minute discussing an
automated subfile loading template.

Standards are very good indeed, as long as the end result is more
efficient and accurate programmers.
  --buck