2018-05-15 23:20 GMT+02:00 Albert Chan <albertmcchan@yahoo.com>:If what everyone here say is true, "Lua Programming Gems" is wrong
(unless it is trying to *redefine* the meaning of % faster)
That tells you precisely how the the terms "faster" and "slower" areused _in that article_, in order to avoid misunderstanding by readerswhose usage may be different.
The article remove %faster ambiguity, but still is misleading.
Readers will not know it can only be used _in that article_.
I thought it were just a *reminder* of terms, not a re-definition.
A better reminder is to say X% faster meant X% faster in speed.
Another case of "faster" re-definition:
https://www.livescience.com/27920-quantum-action-faster-than-light.html
Spooky! Quantum Action Is 10,000 Times Faster Than Light
How fast do quantum interactions happen? Faster than light, 10,000 times faster
It is exactly the same kind of remark as:I ALWAYS use speed ratio, say 1.143X, to avoid this ambiguity
except that it does not confidently claim "ALWAYS".
But I DO !
Speed ratio is much more precise than "% faster"
(Besides, I were un-sure what "% faster" meant ...)
