From: Ralph Corderoy <ralph@inputplus.demon.co.uk>
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] how people learn things (was architectures)
Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2001 09:05:31 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <9kclqi$tn7$1@inputplus.demon.co.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <01a701c11b45$c066a3d0$3cf7c6d4@SOMA>
Salut!
> > gv, a GhostScript viewer, already has an option to refresh when the
> > PostScript file changes.
>
> oh good, let's add that option to all programs that read files.
No Boyd, I wouldn't recommend doing that. Sounds like you need to read
Kernighan and Plauger's _Software Tools_ where they discuss sort's -u
option.
It happens to be "more efficient" to put this particular function
into the sort program.
After the text you quoted I went on to say
> > This has the advantage that you remain at the bottom of page 5
> > rather than a new window opening on page 1.
This is "more efficient". In this case for the user as well as the
machine.
I'd recommend _Software Tools_; it's a great book. You'll like it.
Adieu,
Ralph.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2001-08-03 9:05 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 36+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-07-13 12:49 presotto
2001-07-13 13:38 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-07-13 15:44 ` Douglas A. Gwyn
2001-07-14 0:19 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-08-02 10:27 ` Ralph
2001-08-02 11:24 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-08-03 9:05 ` Ralph Corderoy [this message]
2001-08-03 10:15 ` Boyd Roberts
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2001-07-16 18:15 David Gordon Hogan
2001-07-16 16:21 rog
2001-07-16 16:46 ` suspect
2001-07-13 16:32 jmk
2001-07-16 8:55 ` Douglas A. Gwyn
2001-07-16 15:21 ` Rick Hohensee
2001-07-13 16:22 rog
2001-07-14 0:23 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-07-16 8:54 ` Douglas A. Gwyn
2001-07-16 15:46 ` david presotto
2001-07-13 9:17 okamoto
2001-07-13 9:12 okamoto
2001-07-13 10:07 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-07-13 10:49 ` Lucio De Re
2001-07-13 10:59 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-07-13 11:11 ` Lucio De Re
2001-07-13 15:26 ` Douglas A. Gwyn
2001-07-13 16:20 ` Lucio De Re
2001-07-14 0:28 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-07-16 8:54 ` Douglas A. Gwyn
2001-07-16 9:55 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-07-13 8:00 Laura Creighton
2001-07-13 9:48 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-07-13 15:25 ` Douglas A. Gwyn
2001-07-13 15:44 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-07-13 20:47 ` Steve Kilbane
2001-07-14 14:45 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-07-13 15:25 ` Douglas A. Gwyn
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