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bryanrasmussenyesterday at 8:44 PM1 replyview on HN

that depends how much more quickly and efficiently you can do the extra work in step 2 than in step 1.


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Retricyesterday at 9:25 PM

In this case it’s strictly less efficient.

You can only correct for missing entries by doing the same work you’d need to start from scratch. But after that you now have a second list to consider.