Related- http://blog.yafla.com/Pet_Store_2011__Metrics_Instead_of_Evangelism/ http://blog.yafla.com/Pet_Store_2011__Metrics_Instead_of_Eva... These micro-benc

Related- http://blog.yafla.com/Pet_Store_2011__Metrics_Instead_of_Evangelism/ http://blog.yafla.com/Pet_Store_2011__Metrics_Instead_of_Eva... These micro-benchmarks aren't even a good kicking off point for comparisons, as the things that yield a trivial benchmark win are often the things that yield significant performance troubles at scale.