http://www.bluebytesoftware.com/blog/PermaLink,guid,4db70333-295b-441f-80f9-21b90bd44287.aspx
"I have heard the "premature optimization is the root of all evil" statement used by programmers of varying experience at every stage of the software lifecycle, to defend all sorts of choices, ranging from poor architectures, to gratuitous memory allocations, to inappropriate choices of data structures and algorithms, to complete disregard for variable latency in latency-sensitive situations, among others.
Mostly this quip is used defend sloppy decision-making, or to justify the indefinite deferral of decision-making. In other words, laziness. It is safe to say that the very mention of this oft-misquoted phrase causes an immediate visceral reaction to commence within me... and it’s not a pleasant one.
In this short article, we’ll look at some important principles that are counter to what many people erroneously believe this statement to be saying...."
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