> for what I personally do on a day to day basis, it all lands under the category of premature optimization
Another perspective on premature opt: When my software tool is used for an hour in the middle of a 20-day data pipeline, most optimization becomes negligible unless it's saving time on the scale of hours. And even then, some of my coworkers just shrug and run the job over the weekend.
Another perspective on premature opt: When my software tool is used for an hour in the middle of a 20-day data pipeline, most optimization becomes negligible unless it's saving time on the scale of hours. And even then, some of my coworkers just shrug and run the job over the weekend.