Point 4 really resonates with me. And it often lends itself with the idea of a budget. Both in terms of speed and memory. How much memory do you have at a gi

Point 4 really resonates with me. And it often lends itself with the idea of a budget. Both in terms of speed and memory. How much memory do you have at a given spot of the application? How much time? Can you meaningfully make use of any savings. Sometimes, you will find slack in unexpected places, as well. Places that have extra time compared to what they used. Or, more common, things that could have used more memory. It is amazing what you can do with extra memory. (Indeed, I think the majority of algorithmic advances that people love to talk about come from using extra memory?)