Re: Avoiding disk arms with CLOB -- RPG400-L

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Subject: Re: Avoiding disk arms with CLOB
From: Mark S Waterbury <mark.s.waterbury@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 11:08:10 -0400
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Hi, Buck:

> On 9/19/2013 10:52 AM, Buck Calabro wrote:

...(snip)...
... performance tuning without measurement is the road to madness. ...
...(snip)...

This is a brilliant observation, along the lines of a famous quote from years ago:

"Premature optimization is the root of all evil." - Donald Knuth

This is something that everyone who programs for a living should take to heart.

All the best,

Mark S. Waterbury

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