![]() The first step in any potentially impossible project is, of course, to announce that you are on the verge of succeeding. ![]() So I set out to search faster than grep by thirty percent. And, as everyone knows, the best way to get amazing results is to set arbitrary goals without any basis for believing they can be reached. But Hex Fiend is supposed to be fast, and I want blazingly quick search that leaves the bewildered competition coughing in trails of dust. See, I was working on Hex Fiend, and searching was dog slow. And my girlfriend too, who's contractually obligated to pay attention to everything I say. "I'm going to beat grep by thirty percent!" I confidently crow to anyone who would listen, those foolish enough to enter my office. ![]() ![]() Old age and treachery will beat youth and skill every time. ![]()
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