In my experience, readability often comes first, but not at the cost of exponential time complexity

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Readability always comes first - if the code is too complex, maintenance costs will eventually outweigh any performance gains

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I'd pick 'Balance both equally' - hard to imagine a scenario where one is completely sacrificed for the other

Performance is more important for systems that directly impact revenue, but for internal tools, readability usually takes precedence

I'd pick 'Balance both equally' - how do you think we can measure the trade-off between the two in a project?

I'd pick 'Balance both equally' - but what does that look like in practice for your team, and how do you measure it?

I'd pick 'Balance both equally' - in my experience, prioritizing readability usually leads to better maintainability, but performance can't be ignored either.

I'd pick 'Balance both equally' - how do you think we can measure the trade-off between readability and performance in a given project?