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Re:The Sad Reality of Post-Mature Optimization by icebraining on Saturday August 13, 2011 @02:58PM (#2881689)
The quote makes sense in its completeness:

"We should forget about small efficiencies, say about 97% of the time: premature optimization is the root of all evil"

The key expression is "small efficiencies" - choosing the right data structures for any reasonable amount of data is not small.

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