Latency and throughput are the two numbers every system design trades against
Franc0Fernand0 · x · 2026-07-23
Latency vs. throughput
This installment argues that latency and throughput are the two numbers that everything else trades against, and walks through how to optimize each without confusing one for the other.
It is a practical framing for system design: know what you are optimizing before you start tuning.
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