Microbenchmarks vs Macrobenchmarks (i.e. What's a Microbenchmark?) — Appfolio Engineering

URL: http://engineering.appfolio.com/appfolio-engineering/2019/1/7/microbenchmarks-vs-macrobenchmarks-ie-whats-a-microbenchmark
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Excerpt: I’ve mentioned a few times recently that something is a “microbenchmark.” What does that mean? Is it good or bad? Let’s talk about that. Along the way, we’ll talk about benchmarks that are not microbenchmarks and how to pick a scale/size for a specific benchmark. I talk about this because I write