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		crasshopper on April 1, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why GNU grep is fast I thought the Ultimate Truth of optimizing computer programs was: Premature optimization is the root of all evil.

nostrademons on April 1, 2011 [–]

If you're doing it right, then by the time you've decided to optimize, it's no longer premature.

crasshopper on April 4, 2011 | [–]

Isn't that the same as what I said above?

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