Perhaps you should compile your Perl with long doubles one of these megaseconds.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- He suggests compiling Perl with long doubles for an absurdly long time, mocking performance tweaks.
- In plain terms
- He humorously proposes an impractical compilation option.
- What can you take from it?
- Not all optimizations are practical.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What are realistic ways to improve Perl performance?
- When do compiler flags matter?
Another view
The suggestion is intentionally absurd and not actionable.
More from Larry Wall
The way I see it, if you declare something portable, you'll always be wrong, and if you declare it non-portable, you'll always be right. :-)
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