Another kind of optimisation is to see if you are solving an unnecessarily general problem, which could be replaced by a narrower problem specific to your actua

Another kind of optimisation is to see if you are solving an unnecessarily general problem, which could be replaced by a narrower problem specific to your actual situation & workload, that might be easier to solve. see also: Mike Acton's 2014 CppCon talk "Data-Oriented Design and C++": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rX0ItVEVjHc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rX0ItVEVjHc