Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site brl-tgr.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!think!harvard!seismo!brl-tgr!tgr!cottrell@nbs-vms.ARPA From: cottrell@nbs-vms.ARPA (COTTRELL, JAMES) Newsgroups: net.lang.c Subject: Typo Message-ID: <1894@brl-tgr.ARPA> Date: Thu, 3-Oct-85 18:15:22 EDT Article-I.D.: brl-tgr.1894 Posted: Thu Oct 3 18:15:22 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 5-Oct-85 07:29:03 EDT Sender: news@brl-tgr.ARPA Lines: 17 /* > > which at least separates the test from the action. I realize that it also > > moves the test further away physically in the code, but I think the price > > is worthwhile. > > It may enhance readability, but it's not worthwhile. You've just managed > to add a context switch per *character*. Now, imagine what that's going to > do to a program like spell. I'm not arguing that everything in the world > should be inline code, but there are still certain real-world limitations > even applications programmers should be aware of. Perhaps you meant `funxion call overhead'. A context switch means switching *processes* to me. jim cottrell@nbs */ ------