# Guess-Based Optimization

> Optimizing based on assumptions about where time is spent rather than profiling evidence.

Record: `lex:guess-based-optimization`
Kind: anti-pattern
Layer: [Performance Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/performance-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-guess-based-optimization

## category

- [Scalability / Performance / Optimization](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/scalability-performance-optimization.md)

## referenced-by

- [Performance Engineering](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/performance-engineering.md)