Schlemiel the Painter's algorithm: Difference between revisions

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In software development, a '''Schlemiel the Painter'''['s]<!-- Spolsky uses it both with and without the possessive 's -->''' algorithm''' denotes any methodology that is inefficient because the programmer has overlooked some fundamental issues at the very lowest levels of [[software design]]. The term was coined by software engineer and essayist [[Joel Spolsky]].