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Tag: memoization

  • Performance Starts Before the Profiler

    Performance Starts Before the Profiler

    The most satisfying performance wins I’ve ever shipped didn’t come from heroic late-night profiling sessions with fifteen tabs open and a sinking feeling in my stomach. They happened earlier. Quietly. Almost boringly. They happened when someone paused during implementation and asked, “Where does this state actually belong?” Or when we decided to keep a data…