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by WalterBright 604 days ago
Yah, one often doesn't discover the existence of a quadratic algorithm until something like this happens.
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jeffrallen 604 days ago
The two scariest words in technical English are "accidentally quadratic".
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ajb 604 days ago
Oh, I don't know about that :-) If we are looking for the two scariest words, "intermittent failure" would be my candidate.
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WalterBright 603 days ago
Mine too. I can find the quadratic source, but intermittent failure can suck up all your time.
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jeffrallen 603 days ago
Ok, it is Halloween. How about we go with "accidentally intermittently quadratic"?

Is that scary enough for ya?

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