Schlemiel the Painter's algorithm: Difference between revisions

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

The algorithm should not to be confused with the [[Painter's algorithm]] of image compositing, as the two are completely unrelated.