by shigemk2

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97 Things Every Programmer Should Know 41 Interprocess Communication Affects Application Response Time

RESPONSE TIME IS CRITICAL TO SOFTWARE USABILITY.

When performance is a problem in such applications, my experience has been that examining data structures and algorithms isn't the right place to look for improvements. Response time depends most strongly on the number of remote interprocess communications (IPCs) conducted in response to a stimulus.

When you're designing an application, be mindful of the number of interprocess communications in response to each stimulus.