When The "Optimized" Code Runs Slower Than The Original

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When The "Optimized" Code Runs Slower Than The Original

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That moment of existential dread when your meticulously "optimized" code actually runs slower than the original spaghetti mess. You spent three days refactoring, adding clever algorithms, and even throwing in some fancy design patterns—only to watch your benchmark times get worse. The computer is clearly gaslighting you. Next step: blame the compiler, blame the hardware, blame cosmic rays... anything but admit your optimization skills might need optimization.

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