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Summary: Spend more time right-sizing the structure of the application then counting cycles. Underestimating the complexity of a task, like performance tuning
by jared314 17y ago
Summary: Spend more time right-sizing the structure of the application then counting cycles.
Underestimating the complexity of a task, like performance tuning or algorithm choice, is not caused by a simple maxim. It is a lack of experience, or a bit of hubris. Programmers are people.
- api 17y agoYou're right, but there's a bit more to it than that. What this article is really about is how people misinterpret the "premature optimization is the root of all evil" quote to mean "never worry about performance at all."