Programming is not about algorithms > Also, most of the programming effort is > not in designing new algorithms, but in > choosing and mixing (i.e. combining) > existing algori...
A fine example of what not to do This article provides the perfect illustration why algorithms are seldom reused. The author takes simple algorithms like a+b which can literally be implemented in t...
Re: what's wrong with mesa? > Well I thought that's exactly what APIs > are for: hiding the complicated details > behind more or less juicy API No. APIs are for providing a ...