Re: Contest
spent memory wrote:
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> but i thought that the rules of the contest state that the timing
> functions are at the start and the end of the file respectively, that
> would put , the typing of the file to read in within the time profile.
They also say that the file name is to be provided on the command line
and thus NOT typed in by the user.
> this did not occur to me in the early hours of lastnight. yes i see
> alot of points that have been posted in reply, was not something i was
> terribly concerned with or anything , just thought i would offer my
> opinion, as for the times all panning out over 5 tests, that would run
> true provided derek didn't check his email or something during testing
> lol, and probably run even more true if he shut down all processes in
> his task manager during testing except for explorer and systray (for
> 98 anyway), not to sure about XP to get the same thing. the less
> processes running in the background of the testing O/S the less your
> time will be i imagine.
I will quiesce (look that up in your funk & wagnells) my system prior
to each test and ensure that only the minimum of other processes
are running at the same time.
Remember though that the comparisions will be relative, so as long as all
the programs are run in the same environment, the timings will have a
good measure of credibilty.
After the contest is over, anyone can run the series of programs in their
own environment to validate the relative timings.
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Derek Parnell
Melbourne, Australia
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