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> Also microbenchmarks, which often stress-test the system, will suffer the largest losses. Tangent: this only seems like more proof that we should not rely on
by vanderZwan 9y ago
> Also microbenchmarks, which often stress-test the system, will suffer the largest losses.
Tangent: this only seems like more proof that we should not rely on them as developers, no?
- pdpi 9y agoIt’s proof they serve a specific purpose. If the micro benchmark is especially affected by the effect you’re trying to measure, it provides an upper bound of sorts for the effect’s magnitude. This informs the rest of the analysis.