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Object Oriented Programming

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  • May 9, 2010 12:01pm May 9, 2010 12:01pm
Quoting 7bit
Computing power is cheaper than manpower. And it does scale much better.

And OOP (which is the topic of this thread, btw.) on its own does not slow down computing in any way. OOP just provides language constructs that lets one express certain problems and their solutions in a different (and sometimes much simpler, much more elegant) way. It has nothing to do with the efficiency of the generated code. Its just a different way to write things down on a higher level of abstraction....
Yeah, I have a pretty decent grasp of all that. With the exception that I know nothing about python other than what I've read in this thread. lol ( I lie . I recall looking quickly a few years back with no recall of the details)

No, my jibe came along as the visualization I have of general software programmers these days... Continually assuming that everybody is going to be on the same generation of hardware as they are so fanatically upgrading too all the time.

I have no problem with the use of higher level languages to cut down development work. I do have a problem though with high frequency routines not being optimized with any effort at all. (The quest for optimization and efficiency is a strong part of my make up in many endeavors. )
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  • May 9, 2010 1:43pm May 9, 2010 1:43pm
Quoting bundyraider
No, my jibe came along as the visualization I have of general software programmers these days... Continually assuming that everybody is going to be on the same generation of hardware as they are so fanatically upgrading too all the time.

I have no problem with the use of higher level languages to cut down development work. I do have a problem though with high frequency routines not being optimized with any effort at all. (The quest for optimization and efficiency is a strong part of my make up in many endeavors. )
The software I write is just for me. It's not sold on the net, and it doesn't need to run on an Atom netbook.

I do optimize my high frequency routines. The code I wrote to convert ticks to bars is in C++. The initial Python version was 100 times slower, which by the way, was still fast enough to process in decent time 5-10 currency pairs (but not 50 pairs). But I won't optimize code just for the sake of it.
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  • May 9, 2010 9:19pm May 9, 2010 9:19pm
Quoting Adal
The software I write is just for me. It's not sold on the net, and it doesn't need to run on an Atom netbook.

I do optimize my high frequency routines. The code I wrote to convert ticks to bars is in C++. The initial Python version was 100 times slower, which by the way, was still fast enough to process in decent time 5-10 currency pairs (but not 50 pairs). But I won't optimize code just for the sake of it.
I was having a go at MS , not you by the way.

In your same post you mentioned the capability to do mmx opts etc if needed.

Enjoying the thread guys.
I normally travel my own road when programming, so have never really witnessed 'language wars' as you say this is. So to me this is just a good discussion. lol ...As RonaldR mentioned as well, it's good to see this all out there for him to garner viewpoints.
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  • Dec 10, 2010 2:51pm Dec 10, 2010 2:51pm
interesting;

I am still having a time of it, I mean learning Cobol '64 and getting the termial to punch the holes in these dam cards in the right places. Would not mind getting a few c pointers or two.
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  • Last Post: Dec 11, 2010 4:58pm Dec 11, 2010 4:58pm
Quoting hanover
Nobody can call themselves a real programmer unless they've written assembly language on an IBM S/360.
Did that - could also wire a 407 board
Old Benjamin was right
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