Think about efficiency of code holistically

When working on code holistically, thinking about the efficiency of your code holistically can help avoid falling into common traps or anti-patterns. There are several parts to how efficient code is, and missing one or more out of your view can result in a limited view.

Things to think about include the following:

• The time it would take to type out
• The time it would take to debug in the future
• The time it would take to modify
• The time it would take to refactor and use elsewhere
• The time and work it would take to interop with other code
• The cumulative time spent working on the code from everyone.

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• Understand software by building mental models of the main concepts
  • When trying to understand software. Use the fact that computers are mostly deterministic to help you build a solid mental model around how the different concepts in a given piece of software interact. This can help to understand the system holistically, rather than building up disparate rules.
• Improving Your Coding
  • Think about code efficiency holistically
• Semantic Compression
  • Think about efficiency of code holistically

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• Think about efficiency of code holistically
  • Think about efficiency of code holistically
• Many Lenses
  • Holistic Code
• Understand software by building mental models of the main concepts
  • When trying to understand software. Use the fact that computers are mostly deterministic to help you build a solid mental model around how the different concepts in a given piece of software interact. This can help to understand the system holistically, rather than building up disparate rules.
• Improving Your Coding
  • Think about code efficiency holistically
• Holistic Code
  • Holistic Efficiency
• Semantic Compression
  • Think about efficiency of code holistically