Linus' idea of "good taste" code

[Chris via Digitalmars-d]

On Wednesday, 26 October 2016 at 09:41:42 UTC, Walter Bright 
wrote:
> On 10/25/2016 5:19 PM, bluecat wrote:
>

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I largely agree with your points 1.-7. (especially 1. and 7.). 
Also that gathering the data and acting upon it should be 
separate. However, principles might be at loggerheads. E.g. 
generics vs. specialization. Performance vs. fragmentation. Cf.

https://dpaste.dzfl.pl/dc8dc6e1eb53
vs.
https://dpaste.dzfl.pl/392710b765a9

(Andrei's improved search algorithm that got a performance boost 
through manual inlining).