Re: Window functions patch v04 for the September commit fest

Martijn van Oosterhout wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 02, 2008 at 10:44:31AM +0100, Simon Riggs wrote:
>> If we only have the combined (brain * time) to get a partial
>> implementation in for this release then I would urge we go for that,
>> rather than wait for perfection - as long as there are no other negative
>> effects.
> 
> "premature optimization is the root of all evil." (Knuth, Donald.)
> 
> "make it work, then make it better".
> 
> Getting a partial implementation that works out now is far better than
> waiting until its perfect.

Sure. Just have to watch out that we don't follow a dead-end, making it 
harder to add missing functionality later on.

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