SUS03-BP03 Optimize areas of code that consume the most time or resources - AWS Well-Architected Framework

SUS03-BP03 Optimize areas of code that consume the most time or resources

Optimize your code that runs within different components of your architecture to minimize resource usage while maximizing performance.

Common anti-patterns:

  • You ignore optimizing your code for resource usage.

  • You usually respond to performance issues by increasing the resources.

  • Your code review and development process does not track performance changes.

Benefits of establishing this best practice: Using efficient code minimizes resource usage and improves performance.

Level of risk exposed if this best practice is not established: Medium

Implementation guidance

It is crucial to examine every functional area, including the code for a cloud architected application, to optimize its resource usage and performance. Continually monitor your workload’s performance in build environments and production and identify opportunities to improve code snippets that have particularly high resource usage. Adopt a regular review process to identify bugs or anti-patterns within your code that use resources inefficiently. Leverage simple and efficient algorithms that produce the same results for your use case.

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