Every time someone says "optimizers are harmful, just write fast code to begin with" I ask if they've written "x / 3". Optimizers are there to help you write m

Every time someone says "optimizers are harmful, just write fast code to begin with" I ask if they've written "x / 3". Optimizers are there to help you write maintainable code instead of unmaintainable micro-optimized spaghetti. Use them.