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From: karl@ficc.ferranti.com (Karl Lehenbauer)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386
Subject: Re: Direct screen writes (Re: Graphic characters in Norton Utilities SYS-V)
Keywords: Norton Utilities, graphic characters
Message-ID: <TY359+C@xds2.ferranti.com>
Date: 10 Aug 90 16:02:29 GMT
References: <T:_47-2@xds13.ferranti.com> <1990Jul31.101937.9157@pcrat.uucp> <8Y-48O9@xds13.ferranti.com> <1990Aug3.002317.12535@pcrat.uucp> <R4:49J@xds13.ferranti.com>
Reply-To: karl@ficc.ferranti.com (Karl Lehenbauer)
Organization: Ferranti International Controls Corporation
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In article <R4:49J@xds13.ferranti.com> peter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva) writes:
>Optimisation is not free. Gratuitous optimisation can be translated directly
>into missing features or later release dates. 

...and more bugs.  

...and performance optimization without thoughtful performance testing 
is usually misdirected and, as above, at best does nothing and at worse
delays/worsens the product and drives up life-cycle costs.
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