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Appendix B: Performance Tuning Checklist

As noted often in the text, an application’s performance heavily depends on numer-

ous factors, including the hardware, OS, MATLAB release, data, and application type.

Different applications require different tuning paths and the relative importance of the

tuning techniques that were presented in this book vary widely.

Still, there are several basic ideas that can prove helpful for optimizing most programs.

Readers should note that the following list is intentionally partial. For more tuning tips

and additional details the reader is referred to the main text.

Keeping the list concise was a challenge. After ...