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Foil 41 Rules of Thumb for Dummy Arguments

From DoD HPF Training -- 4. HPF Data Mapping Facilities DoD Training and Others -- 1995-98. by Chuck Koelbel -- Rice University
1 Libraries
  • Prescriptive mapping (³remap actual²) if a specific mapping is needed
  • Transcriptive mapping (³take anything²) for embarrassingly parallel
  • Descriptive mapping (³this is coming²) for internal routines, probably after checking distribution of (transcriptively mapped) user arguments
2 Non-reusable modules
  • Descriptive mapping probably fastest
  • Prescriptive mapping probably safer
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