On Saturday, May 10, 2003, at 10:42 US/Eastern, tedd wrote:

> In my experience, speed isn't the main issue here -- but rather 
> getting the right answer.

The assumption was that both gave the right answer. Given that, then 
speed is generally the preference. If you need "ease of reading" for 
your code, then choose the algorithm that is easiest to use.

-- Chip