On 9/29/19 7:01 PM, Morris de Oryx wrote:
Sigh. I despair of "16x faster" and "20x faster" headlines that ignore the
raw numbers. *The worst numbers in there are far below the threshold of
user perception*. Unless these results are compounded by running in a
loop, they are meaningless. Not immeasurable, just meaningless.
https://www.nngroup.com/articles/response-times-3-important-limits/
That piece is from 1993, but the human nervous system hasn't changed since
then.
Back-end web servers don't have human nervous systems. Faster response time
means that a give bit of hardware can support a much higher load, saving you
money
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Angular momentum makes the world go 'round.
