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> "Premature optimization is the root of all evil." This Axiom has caused far and away more damage to software development than the premature optimization ever
by Devasta 7mo ago
> "Premature optimization is the root of all evil."
This Axiom has caused far and away more damage to software development than the premature optimization ever will.
- gjadi 7mo agoBecause people only quote it partially. > We should forget about small efficiencies, say about 97% of the time: premature optimization is the root of all evil. Yet we should not pass up our opportunities in that critical 3%.