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The art of making something faster, cheaper, or better—usually by breaking something else.
means The process of adjusting a system or choice to get the best possible result under given constraints.
from From Latin optimus, the best, via optimism—the cheerful belief things can improve. Math claimed the word in the 1800s and never gave it back.
No free lunchNo optimizer wins on every problem—proven, not opinion.
Premature perilKnuth called early optimization the root of much evil.
Local trapsHills look like peaks until you climb the next one.