Performance isn't a Problem until it's a Problem - Quote of the Day!
by David Hayden ( Florida .NET Developer )
Brad Wilson gets the quote of the day. This beauty is taken from the ObjectBuilder CodePlex Forum where Brad says just that-
“Performance isn't a problem until it's a problem. :)”
Brilliant!
Now regardless of the thread, it really just points out people's ability to make something a problem before it is an actual problem. Often this is associated with premature optimization or worrying about edge cases that may never or rarely happen. Developers get into that analysis paralysis worrying about everything as opposed to dealing with the current requirements and developing what is easiest to use and maintain.
The fact is this. If you are writing good, clean code, you can deal with performance ( and other ) problems as they come up. It is guaranteed that problems will come up for which you never even considered, so your best defense is well-written code ( and tests )!