Performance Thinking

Apply the general performance philosophy in Jeff Dean and Sanjay Ghemawat's canonical Performance Hints. Use when deciding whether performance should influence a design, identifying hot paths, reviewing library defaults, or balancing speed against readability and complexity.

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The importance of thinking about performance

Read the exact current source section before applying it:

python3 ~/.codex/skills/performance-hints/scripts/fetch_section.py the-importance-of-thinking-about-performance --output text

Canonical section: The importance of thinking about performance

Attribute the guidance to Jeff Dean and Sanjay Ghemawat. Do not assume every hint applies: inspect the code, identify the relevant cost, and measure or estimate before recommending a change.

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