[dijit]

> Does throughput really matter more than latency in everyday application?

In my experience latency and throughput are intrinsically linked unless you have the buffer-space to handle the throughput you want. Which you can't guarantee on all the systems where GNU Coreutils run.

[dapperdrake]

Higher throughput increases the risk of high latency.

Low latency increases the risk of "wasted cycles”, i.e. lowers (machine) throughput. Helps with human discovery throughput, though.

The sled.rs people had a well readable take on this in their performance guide.