| Helpful quotes on optimization fall in to two categories, first - the fallacy of optimization in general. Optimization: Prototype before polishing. Get it working before you optimize it. - Eric S. Raymond, The Art of Unix Programming (2003) Optimization considered harmful: In particular, optimization introduces complexity, and as well as introducing tighter coupling between components and layers. - RFC3439 Spell create with an 'e'. - Ken Thompson (referring to design regrets on the UNIX creat(2) system call and the fallacy of premature optimization) The First Rule of Program Optimization: Don't do it. - Michael Jackson The Second Rule of Program Optimization (for experts only): Don't do it yet. - Michael Jackson Second, the established method. Before optimizing, using a profiler. - Mike Morton ... from my fortune clone @ https://github.com/globalcitizen/taoup |