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What optimisations do you consider when you code?

Survey period: 1 Jul 2013 to 8 Jul 2013

In general, when writing code, which of the following optimisations do you always think about when writing code? (even if you reject them as unnecessary for a certain situation)

OptionVotes% 
Memory use52764.11
Speed of execution69684.67
Final binary size8610.46
Resource use (eg graphics objects, handles etc)28734.91
Network traffic31738.56
Power465.60
None404.87
Respondents were allowed to choose more than one answer; totals may not add up to 100%

View optional text answers (34 answers)


 
GeneralSpeed of execution Pin
SOHAM_GANDHI4-Feb-14 22:39
SOHAM_GANDHI4-Feb-14 22:39 
GeneralSpeed of exexution Pin
Siddhesh Patankar8-Jul-13 18:17
Siddhesh Patankar8-Jul-13 18:17 
GeneralRe: Speed of exexution Pin
Amir Mohammad Nasrollahi26-Jul-13 6:39
professionalAmir Mohammad Nasrollahi26-Jul-13 6:39 
GeneralAge vs Answers Pin
Keia4-Jul-13 22:28
professionalKeia4-Jul-13 22:28 
GeneralRe: Age vs Answers Pin
CHill605-Jul-13 8:02
mveCHill605-Jul-13 8:02 
GeneralRe: Age vs Answers Pin
Keia7-Jul-13 20:20
professionalKeia7-Jul-13 20:20 
Sombody in this survey said that voting maintenance priorices developers over users but I do not agree. I do not optimize for speed, memory consumption, etc. blindly. Those have to be optimized to the needed point. The user is the real looser if the App is unmaintenable.
Generalreadability and documentation Pin
Giuseppe Tollini4-Jul-13 9:10
Giuseppe Tollini4-Jul-13 9:10 
GeneralMemory Use... Pin
Marco Bertschi4-Jul-13 5:49
protectorMarco Bertschi4-Jul-13 5:49 
GeneralWill I understand this in 6 months time, or is the guy trying to maintain this bigger than me? Pin
CHill602-Jul-13 14:06
mveCHill602-Jul-13 14:06 
GeneralRe: Will I understand this in 6 months time, or is the guy trying to maintain this bigger than me? Pin
Dennis E White2-Jul-13 20:40
professionalDennis E White2-Jul-13 20:40 
GeneralComplaints from End-Users Pin
MacSpudster2-Jul-13 5:58
professionalMacSpudster2-Jul-13 5:58 
GeneralI focus on ASP page bloat Pin
Gregory Gadow2-Jul-13 3:22
Gregory Gadow2-Jul-13 3:22 
GeneralFewer lines of code Pin
Johann van der Smut1-Jul-13 21:51
Johann van der Smut1-Jul-13 21:51 
GeneralRe: Fewer lines of code Pin
Abhishek Nandy1-Jul-13 22:36
professionalAbhishek Nandy1-Jul-13 22:36 
GeneralRe: Fewer lines of code Pin
PIEBALDconsult2-Jul-13 8:13
mvePIEBALDconsult2-Jul-13 8:13 
GeneralRe: Fewer lines of code Pin
Espen Harlinn2-Jul-13 13:19
professionalEspen Harlinn2-Jul-13 13:19 
GeneralRe: Fewer lines of code Pin
CDP18022-Jul-13 19:06
CDP18022-Jul-13 19:06 
GeneralAgreed, but the first word in my post was *generally* Pin
Johann van der Smut4-Jul-13 18:37
Johann van der Smut4-Jul-13 18:37 
GeneralRe: Fewer lines of code Pin
Florian Rappl7-Jul-13 6:03
professionalFlorian Rappl7-Jul-13 6:03 
GeneralRaises Arm (to block the impending whipping...) " Power optimization..?" Pin
ely_bob1-Jul-13 10:21
professionalely_bob1-Jul-13 10:21 
GeneralTime, memory, flexibility and maintenance Pin
Nelek1-Jul-13 8:21
protectorNelek1-Jul-13 8:21 
GeneralDisk I/O Pin
Wendelius1-Jul-13 5:23
mentorWendelius1-Jul-13 5:23 
GeneralBad IPC utilization Pin
Cory Shirts1-Jul-13 4:56
Cory Shirts1-Jul-13 4:56 
GeneralWill it blend Pin
Ron Anders1-Jul-13 3:19
Ron Anders1-Jul-13 3:19 
GeneralFlexible architecture and the least amount of code Pin
Marc Clifton1-Jul-13 3:01
mvaMarc Clifton1-Jul-13 3:01 

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