Comment on Why do C++ folks make things so complicated?parentComments−jasonwocky15yYes. Another way to put this is that there's a difference between "designing to be sufficiently performant" and "optimization".−groby_b15yIt also means "don't be boneheaded about local performance". That's the other 3%. I wish it didn't need to be said, but there are quite a few projects I've seen where people blatantly ruined performance, all the while quoting Knuth.
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Yes. Another way to put this is that there's a difference between "designing to be sufficiently performant" and "optimization".
It also means "don't be boneheaded about local performance". That's the other 3%. I wish it didn't need to be said, but there are quite a few projects I've seen where people blatantly ruined performance, all the while quoting Knuth.