Article: Increasing the D Compiler Speed by Over 75%

[monarch_dodra]

On Thursday, 1 August 2013 at 07:47:25 UTC, Joakim wrote:
> On Wednesday, 31 July 2013 at 22:58:56 UTC, Walter Bright wrote:
>> Have you ever seen those cards that some "electrical 
>> engineers" carry around, with the following equations on them:
>>
>>    V = I * R
>>    R = V / I
>>    I = V / R
>>
>> ?
>>
>> I found it: 
>> https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1StlhTYjiUEljnfVtFjP1BXLbixO30DIkbw-DpaYJoA0/edit?hl=en&pli=1
>>
>> Unbelievable. The author of it writes:
>>
>> "I'm going to explain to you how to use this cheat sheet in 
>> case you've never seen this before."
>>
>> http://blog.ricardoarturocabral.com/2010/07/electronic-electrical-cheat-sheets.html
>>
>> Makes you want to cry.
> No real electrical engineer would ever use that card, as you 
> connote with your quotes.  If they don't have Ohm's law and the 
> resulting algebra drilled into their head, they better find 
> another job.  I suspect that chart is for amateurs from other 
> backgrounds who happen to be doing some electrical work.

Screw engineers, *anybody* who doesn't know these laws shouldn't 
be allowed anywhere *near* electricity :D