Best solution definition
- To: MATHGROUP at christensen.cybernetics.net
- Subject: [mg613] Best solution definition
- From: REECE_D <REECE+_D%A1%Electromagnetic_Sciences at mcimail.com>
- Date: Tue, 28 Mar 95 11:04 EST
This is just a question that I have been wondering about. Frequently when a problem is posed on this group, the way the "best" solution is defined is by timing alone. I have always thought one of the appeals about MMA is how naturally a solution flows from the typical pencil and paper approach. Frequently this doesn't lead to the fastest solution but definitely the easiest to read. When the solution takes advantage of a more cryptic technique, the readability suffers. How does everyone feel about using timing as the primary yard stick? How often do you run into calculations where timing becomes a problem? Just for my curiosity, Daryl