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Premature Optimization

preh-mah-CHOOR op-tih-mih-ZAY-shun

/prɪˈmætʃʊər ˌɒptɪmɪˈzeɪʃən/

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prematureoptimization

Dictionary meaning

Improving code efficiency before knowing it is actually a bottleneck

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