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I wasted weeks hand optimizing assembly because I benchmarked on random data
The target system was a distributed data processing platform that ran across hundreds of thousands of machines. At such scales, a 0.5% improvement would easily make up my salary going forward, and 2% was a good result for the half.
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Software EngineeringSystems & Performance2025
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2025 | I wasted weeks hand optimizing assembly because I benchmarked on random data by thunderbong | 391 | 187 |
