aglew@mcdurb.Urbana.Gould.COM (01/05/89)
>I don't know of any applications where one can't recompile to get the >last 3% if it is really important. Perhaps someone can give an >example of one. The requirements are simple - a 3% difference in >runtime is very important AND you don't get to recompile before >running the application on a different system. (The deck is a bit >stacked as there are very few applications where 3% matters.) > >-andy Well, that bit about the 3% is unfair, but if you leave it at "I don't know of any applications where one can't recompile..." my immediate answer is "I (the customer) have a binary licence for my favourite dbms|text processor|spreadsheet...". Hell, even working for computer manufacturers binary licences are a hassle!