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I wish all blog posts started the way his does: "You’re a busy person so I’ll first jump right to it. Here it is, the fastest general (and simple) binary search
by hajrice 3y ago
I wish all blog posts started the way his does: "You’re a busy person so I’ll first jump right to it. Here it is, the fastest general (and simple) binary search C++ implementation:"
- ape4 3y agoExcept I am too busy to read "You’re a busy person"
- ant6n 3y agoBut not too busy to read the comments!
- hinkley 3y agoThe comments have a higher density of opinions and experience.
- eesmith 3y agoBut does it have a higher density of good opinions and experience? ;)
- d-lisp 3y agoI am statistically inclined to say so,
- ant6n 3y agoI am statistically inclined to say no.
- hinkley 3y agoDo you want to fish in a lake that doesn’t have many fish but they’re all large, or in a lake that has lots of fish?
- eesmith 3y agoCould you explain the metaphor? Are you asking me if I'm a sport fisherman who wants the largest fish, or a commercial fisherman who wants a large haul? It probably doesn't help that, I don't fish. What I know comes originally from Alan Dean Foster's serialization of "The Last Starfighter", at https://archive.org/details/laststarfighter0000fost_f6k9/page/12/mode/2up?q=beer https://archive.org/details/laststarfighter0000fost_f6k9/pag... : > There weren’t many fish to be had in the small desert lake nearby. That didn’t worry Mr Boone. As any true fisherman knows, catching fish has nothing to do with fishing. The catching is an adjunct, a corollary to the actual art of fishing, which consists of killing time on a small boat as simply as possible, utilizing only the minimal amount of energy necessary to maintain life while simultaneously consuming as much cold beer and snacks as the body will tolerate.