Performance Trade-offs & Optimization Strategy Questions
Deciding what to optimize, how far, and at what cost to other qualities. Covers performance vs readability/reliability/cost trade-offs, prioritizing the optimization with the highest payoff, knowing when a system is fast enough, and sequencing optimization work. Emphasizes optimization as a strategic engineering judgment rather than a reflex.
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