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Pascual Vila

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Common Pitfalls & Errors

The Error //

Optimizing a function based on intuition about what "seems slow" without first profiling to confirm it's actually a significant bottleneck

// Wrong: optimizing based on a guess
// "This regex looks complicated, let's optimize it first"

// Correct: profile first, then optimize what the data confirms matters
// Profile reveals: 3% of total time is in the regex, 60% is in an N+1 query

The Solution //

Engineers are frequently wrong about where time actually goes in a system without data to confirm it — significant effort can be spent optimizing a function that turns out to account for only a small fraction of total time, yielding negligible real-world improvement. Always profile or benchmark first to identify the confirmed, highest-impact bottleneck before investing optimization effort.

The Error //

Applying multiple optimizations simultaneously before re-measuring

// Wrong: three changes at once, impossible to attribute the result
// (added caching + fixed N+1 query + switched JSON library, all in one PR)

// Correct: one change, measured, then the next
// Fix N+1 query → re-measure → THEN consider the next optimization

The Solution //

Changing several things at once before measuring again makes it impossible to know which specific change actually caused any observed improvement (or regression) — if a later regression appears, you can't isolate which of the several changes introduced it. Apply one targeted fix, re-measure to confirm its effect, then move to the next.