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Another engineer will maintain this code later. What choice helps the most around optimization boundaries?

Multiple choiceHardchapter-16-curatedpremiumperformanceoptimization-boundaries

Solve the symptom with comments only and avoid changing the code shape around optimization boundaries.Keep optimization boundaries implicit so the script stays short and hope the next engineer infers the rule.Delay clarity until production traffic reveals the edge case and then patch it under pressure.Make the rule obvious in names, flow, and boundaries so the next reader does not have to reverse-engineer your intent.

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D. Make the rule obvious in names, flow, and boundaries so the next reader does not have to reverse-engineer your intent.

Why

Maintainability comes from explicit intent. Senior answers mention when not to keep optimizing.

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