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On 9/19/2013 8:21 AM, RPGLIST wrote:
I'm facing the need to process a very large amount of data, which is more
than likely going to come in as a SOAP or XML stream but I need to process
this quickly and without losing time with the disk arms if at all
possible.

With all of the networking going on here, all of the SOAP processing, XML parsing, etc, you're worried about the speed of the hard drive? I would not be.

You should start by writing your program in the most "correct", easy to understand, easy to maintain manner. And then, look for performance problems in actual usage. If you do have a problem, measure what's taking the time,and determine from that how to optimize it.

More computing sins are committed in the name of efficiency (without necessarily achieving it) than for any other single reason — including blind stupidity." -- W.A. Wulf

"We should forget about small efficiencies, say about 97% of the time: premature optimization is the root of all evil." -- Donald Knuth

"Bottlenecks occur in surprising places, so don't try to second guess and put in a speed hack until you have proven that's where the bottleneck is." -- Rob Pike

The First Rule of Program Optimization: Don't do it. The Second Rule of Program Optimization (for experts only!): Don't do it yet." -- Michael A. Jackson

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