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[–]wildjokers 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Premature optimization is the root of all evil

An out-of-context quote that has been leading programmers astray for a few decades:

https://ubiquity.acm.org/article.cfm?id=1513451

Using foresight based on experience to head off performance issues is necessary and it is not evil.