It's hard to tune heavily tuned code. :-)
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Fine‑tuned code is difficult to adjust further.
- In plain terms
- Hard to tune heavily tuned code.
- What can you take from it?
- Avoid over‑optimizing early.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When is deep optimization worth the effort?
Another view
Sometimes heavy tuning is necessary.
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