We tried to optimize for performance always and ended up with a maintenance nightmare; would love to hear about your experiences with Readability always

I'd pick Balance both - think that's realistic for most projects, what do you think about prioritizing in safety-critical code?

I'd pick Balance both, as readability helps with maintainability and reduces bugs, but performance is crucial for user experience; can't we find a middle ground?

I'd pick Balance both - in my experience, a readable codebase can actually improve performance in the long run by reducing bugs and making optimization easier.

I'd pick Balance both - in my experience, readability suffers if performance is pushed too hard, but some performance optimizations can actually improve readability.

I'd pick Balance both - in my experience, readable code that's slightly slower is often easier to maintain and debug, saving time in the long run.