“Programmers waste enormous amounts of time thinking about, or worrying about, the speed of noncritical parts of their programs, and these attempts at efficiency actually have a strong negative impact when debugging and maintenance are considered. We should forget about small efficiencies, say about 97% of the time: premature optimization is the root of all evil. Yet we should not pass up our opportunities in that critical 3%.” ThinkingShouldEvilOpportunityStrongForgetWorryAmountWasteNegativeProgramRootsImpactCriticalSpeedEnormousEfficiencyProgrammersMaintenancePrematureOptimizationDebugging Author:Donald Knuth
“We certainly see opportunities in Vietnam for talented people to have jobs in the IT sector, including the improvement of the efficiency of the economy and the government.” PeopleGovernmentJobsOpportunityEconomyIncludingImprovementVietnamEfficiency Author:Bill Gates
“So there is a natural efficiency that you pick up as you can prioritize capital across a bigger set of opportunities.” OpportunityNaturalPicksBiggerEfficiencyPrioritize Author:Bill Vaughan
“Over the past six years [since implementing RIMS] we have added very few additional full-time jobs, but we have brought in $120 million of new business . . . These efficiencies have really given us the ability to take advantage of new opportunities and expand our business.” YearsJobsPastOpportunityGivenAbilityMillionsSixAdvantageEfficiencyOver The PastRimsNew OpportunityNew BusinessFull Time JobsImplementing Author:Don Richardson
“The important issue is not how much inequality there is but how much opportunity there is for individuals to get out of the bottom classes and into the top. If there is enough movement upward, people will accept the efficiency of the markets. If you have opportunity, there is a great tolerance for inequality. That has been the saving grace of the American system.” PeopleIfsHas BeensImportantEnoughOpportunityIndividualAcceptingClassIssuesGraceMovementBottomToleranceInequalitySavingEfficiencyImportant IssuesSaving Grace Author:Milton Friedman
“In North America, the medium-to-large publishers are generally confining investment to enhancements, upgrades and opportunities for incremental capacity and efficiency improvements, while among the smaller newspapers, there continues to be interest in systems that can provide a significant boost in production capabilities.” AmericaOpportunityInterestCapacityInvestmentProductionsImprovementNewspapersSignificantMediumsCapabilityEfficiencyPublishersBoostNorth AmericaEnhancement Author:Eric Bell