Re: [Algorithms] General purpose task parallel threading approach

[Sebastian S. <seb...@gm...>]

On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 7:14 PM, Mat Noguchi <mat...@bu...> wrote:

>  Ø  Generality and flexibility are considered desirable features in most
> cases - therefore pointing out the lack of flexibility in some aspect of a
> system is an entirely valid criticism.
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> I think the whole point of the other side of this discussion is that
> generality and flexibility are not necessarily desirable features.
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In what sense is less flexibility preferable? I mean, I get that in a
certain specific scenario you may go for a solution that is less flexible if
it offers, say, more performance, but that doesn't mean that everything else
being equal you wouldn't prefer to have the flexibility too.



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