"the overall performance improvement gained by optimizing a single part of a system is limited by the fraction of time that the improved part is actually used"
Thanks for teaching me the name for this principle!
This is how I feel every time HN suggests rewriting every website in C while ignoring the fact the database takes most of the time for average web apps.
Or the articles about how Python is causing climate disaster while the author continues to drive an oversized SUV.
"the overall performance improvement gained by optimizing a single part of a system is limited by the fraction of time that the improved part is actually used"
Thanks for teaching me the name for this principle!
This is how I feel every time HN suggests rewriting every website in C while ignoring the fact the database takes most of the time for average web apps.
Or the articles about how Python is causing climate disaster while the author continues to drive an oversized SUV.