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Ziva
Like many aspects of our lives, there are usually too many selections to choose. For example the menus at a coffee shop or a lunch counter, and then we have our developing tools.
In my years of programming, I’ve created test code to determine the “best” way and/or the “fastest” way to perform an action or to evaluate different code. These tests usually result in “throw-a-way” code. This code is used to quickly prove a condition and then move on.
I will use this article title over time, to cover specific cases that I found beneficial to "show" just how much better or faster one use of code over another actually is. These examples will be considered "throw-a-way" code. They will be developed just enough to show consistent results. The parts you would pull out for a fully developed use, will be identified, however all of the supporting form layout and code to just see the results will be considered "ugly".
The first member of this series will be For Loop vs. Do Loop which will then be morphed or refactored using the .NET String Builder Object. Later I will resurrect code used to confirm that DataReaders are significantly faster than DataSets.
In general, you can just believe what others write or tell you... or you can do it yourself. Sometimes you have to take on the challenge and see for yourself. So follow along and get your hands dirty.
Posted: 9/26/2008 12:00:00 AM. Education, Programming
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