In Chapter 1, we discussed performance spaces. The main components of a performance space are source code, environment, and input data. The source code is a mathematical abstraction; it doesn’t have the “performance” characteristic. If you want to talk about how fast your program is, you should put it in a real environment. In each environment, the source code will have a long journey before we can discuss performance (see Figure 3-1).
Figure 3-1.
Source code journey
In this chapter, we will discuss different ...
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