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- From: mbs@adastra.cvl.va.us (Michael B. Smith)
- Subject: Re: YASL (was: AsynchIO (was: fastest file read method ??))
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- Date: Fri, 2 Feb 96 07:11:08 EDT
- Organization: Only if you insist...
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- In article <4encbc$chc@serpens.rhein.de> mlelstv@serpens.rhein.de (Michael van Elst) writes:
- > mbs@adastra.cvl.va.us (Michael B. Smith) writes:
- > >The original _works_ but does so poorly.
- >
- > Ah :)
- >
- > >It spills the buffers almost every time, [...]
- > >I consider this badly buggy behavior.
- >
- > There we go again. No, it is not _buggy_. It is just not optimal.
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- I disagree.
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- The design goal for asyncio is speed. This buffer spill causes the
- AsyncFile to be slower than the "no AsyncFile" solution. That is
- buggy behavior.
-
- When a piece of software doesn't meet it's design goal, it's broken.
- --
- // Michael B. Smith
- \X/ mbs@adastra.cvl.va.us
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