Re:Computing Industry Doesn't Care about Performance: how I ...
by fredtalty5 on Thursday November 28, 2024 @08:43AM
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Absolutely agree! Opting for near-optimal performance from the beginning is critical for several reasons:
1. Feasibility of Specifications: By striving for better performance, you gain insight into what’s realistically achievable. This helps assess whether your performance goals are attainable right from the start.
2. Future upgrades and API stability: upgrading performance later can lead to breaking APIs, which complicates development significantly. This can lead to a cascade of intricate changes across multiple layers, making it a time-consuming process.
3. Simplified Architecture: Higher performance at lower levels can allow for simpler, higher-level architecture. When lower-level components are efficient, you have more room to use straightforward, brute-force solutions without sacrificing overall performance.
In short, embedding a focus on performance early in development can save time, reduce complexity, and ensure a smoother evolution of the software.
1. Feasibility of Specifications: By striving for better performance, you gain insight into what’s realistically achievable. This helps assess whether your performance goals are attainable right from the start.
2. Future upgrades and API stability: upgrading performance later can lead to breaking APIs, which complicates development significantly. This can lead to a cascade of intricate changes across multiple layers, making it a time-consuming process.
3. Simplified Architecture: Higher performance at lower levels can allow for simpler, higher-level architecture. When lower-level components are efficient, you have more room to use straightforward, brute-force solutions without sacrificing overall performance.
In short, embedding a focus on performance early in development can save time, reduce complexity, and ensure a smoother evolution of the software.