I'm wired differently. Even if I'd run a database operation just on a local machine and it takes 100x more load than an optimized SQL query, I still care. It's

I'm wired differently. Even if I'd run a database operation just on a local machine and it takes 100x more load than an optimized SQL query, I still care. It's craftsmanship. Sounds like you may have a case of the abstraction disease. You keep reaching for abstractions that never accomplish the actual benefits of a truly solid abstraction.