Summary

In this chapter, we've learned about the optimization process, from identifying possible bottlenecks, through common profiling techniques, to useful optimization techniques that can be applied to a wide variety of performance problems.

This chapter concludes the book, the same way that optimization usually concludes application development cycles. We perform an optimization process on applications that are known to work well. That's why it is important to have proper methodologies and processes set in place that will ensure that our application continues to work properly.

While optimization often concentrates on reducing algorithmic and computational complexity, it can increase different kinds of complexity. Optimized applications are often harder to read and understand, and so are more complex in terms of readability and maintainability. Architectural trade-offs often rely on introducing dedicated services or using solutions that sacrifice part of application...