Program optimization (nonfiction)

Flowchart by Randall Munroe showing program optimization according to Randall Munroe.

In computer science (nonfiction), program optimization or software optimization is the process of modifying a software system to make some aspect of it work more efficiently or use fewer resources.

In general, a computer program (nonfiction) may be optimized so that it executes more rapidly, or is capable of operating with less memory storage or other resources, or draw less power.

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  Billionaire inventor Alice Beta announces breakthrough in program optimization technology.

Fiction cross-reference

• Alice Beta

Nonfiction cross-reference

• Analysis paralysis (nonfiction)
• Computer program (nonfiction)
• Computer science (nonfiction)

External links:

• Program optimization @ Wikipedia
• xkcd @ Wikipedia