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Question: Hey Justin, is there wisdom you can share when it comes to optimization, since you might be the best at it, to my knowledge? Anything can help, either for making software, a website, games, etc.
Asked by Rano (103.182.107.x) on May 27 2026, 5:23am
Reply on May 27 2026, 1:11pm:
    I doubt I'm the best at it, but I could be worse! I'd say don't optimize prematurely (wait until you find a real bottleneck)... then look for algorithmic optimizations before you start optimizing the specifics of the implementation. and think about memory access patterns, since things in-order are generally faster than randomly dancing around. but the key is: always measure and confirm that the thing you're doing is faster in real-world cases...

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