tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21174382.post2579974888693770010..comments2014-07-29T04:08:45.858-07:00Comments on An Agile Architect's Notes: Premature Optimization and the evilVenkatesh Krishnamurthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11471239057569635943noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21174382.post-9709066978214558732009-09-14T11:39:14.798-07:002009-09-14T11:39:14.798-07:00Apache is 15 years old. And optimizations are just...Apache is 15 years old. And optimizations are just not there. As a result, it is at the bottom of all benchmarks -and uses (much) more hardware than necessary (see TrustLeap for a clue).<br /><br />So, when to optimize? Upfront? After? Or is it just a question of style?<br /><br />We all become what we do. Do junk and you will only be a good junk producer. Do marvels and you will become better and better at it.<br /><br />It takes quite a while to learn how to do well. But it pays also.<br /><br />If you have enough grey matter, that's a no-brainer: do it as well as possible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com