Sure this is the case sometimes but generally you need to check and make sure you aren't gaming some odd property of the tests somehow; does your algorithm give

Sure this is the case sometimes but generally you need to check and make sure you aren't gaming some odd property of the tests somehow; does your algorithm give up speed somewhere in order to recover it somewhere else. Is there a worst case in the tests you're not noticing. It's easy to miss something small. Proprietary algorithms are by and large not fundamental general breakthroughs in the field, rather they are incremental upgrades or modifications or tradeoffs or completely non-general algorithms for a very specialized purpose that happens to align with the business goals of the company