alt Hacker News> "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.
> "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.
Because 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%.