How To Go Slow

Author: artima.com | Published: 9th Feb 2008 | Visited: 164 times | Add Comment
Filed in: Core Java

Computers make life easier because they're so fast, right? Well, yes and no. Do you write efficient code? The author reveals some disconcerting inefficiencies lurking in commonly used software and development practices.

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