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Programming since the age of 10, started professionally at the age of 17. Currently involved in both Client and Server side development on Win32 platforms for MC/HA/FT financial applications. Development experience with Win32, Win16, Linux and other flavors of Unix.

Extensive multithreaded development experience on Windows platforms using the Win32 SDK, and MFC.

Experience with HA/FT n-tiered Client/Server systems as well as GUI apps of varying complexity. Some experience with Game developement.

Having learned that the stuff you can barely get away with doing Client-side apps just does not cut it in the real "Server World", I am amazed how many 'professionals' cannot tell the difference between "works" and "correct" or try to (mis)use VB and/or MFC on server-side development projects, never considering that just because it RUNS, does not mean it runs WELL.

Lastly, I am also a collector of arcade games, and can perform repairs, conversions, etc. Search for my name, you will find me on lots of arcade-related documents and sites.

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http://www.jrtwine.com
http://www.jrtwine.com/jtwine
http://www.signingtime.com
http://www.deletefxpfiles.com
http://www.checkfavorites.com
http://www.coinop.org
31 Dec 2007 CodeProject MVP 2008

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GeneralIncorrect Beliefs/Thoughts/Opinions Regarding Optimization Pin
James R. Twine22-Oct-07 4:48
James R. Twine22-Oct-07 4:48 
   Recently (read: near the time I wrote this) a poster was commenting on how the next release of Visual Studio recommends 1GB of available (available, not installed) memory.  I threw in a comment about optimization in response - that this was yet another example why optimization is (and likely always will be) important.

   A response I received here[^] was interesting.  The poster actually seemed to believe that writing efficient code meant that the code would be less maintainable!

   Now, I will admit that the poster is younger than I and very likely has not been involved in software nearly as long as I have, but one has to wonder where ideas like that come from.  Did (s)he come up with it on his/her own?  Did they simply believe some other developer that wrote it?  Did they optimize something and by doing so turn the code into a mess?

   Developers have to remember - just you cannot do it does not mean that someone else cannot, either.  Just because you had some bad experience regarding XYZ does not mean that XYZ is bad.  A gun in the hand of a cop or a criminal is still a gun - its application is what matters.

   If your only exposure to firearms in by the hands of criminals, or if you have no otherwise positive experiences with them, you are more likely to take a negative position against them, without realizing that this is actually a position of ignorance, because you are not aware of the positive aspects.  (Granted, I am making a liberal comparison here.)

   The same thing applies to optimization - just because all of your experiences have been bad does not mean that optimization is bad.  It just means that you need some positive ones.  Wanna get those positive experiences?  Try starting with not knocking those that have more (positive) experience than you and know how to apply optimization correctly.

   OK - rant over.  Blush | :O

   Peace!

-=- James
Please rate this message - let me know if I helped or not!<HR>If you think it costs a lot to do it right, just wait until you find out how much it costs to do it wrong!
Avoid driving a vehicle taller than you and remember that Professional Driver on Closed Course does not mean your Dumb Ass on a Public Road!
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GeneralOptimization is not your enemy [modified] Pin
James R. Twine21-Sep-06 3:37
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AnswerPointless Code Examples Pin
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QuestionC-Hash, C-Pound, C-WHAT? Pin
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AnswerNUL is not NULL...! [modified] Pin
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QuestionRe: NUL is not NULL...! Pin
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GeneralWhadda Think...? [modified] Pin
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