开课啦! C1. TIMELINE PRESSURE | Optimization vs. Milestones

This lesson belongs to the 16 lesson series on Business English.

Category C: Timeline Pressure
TODAY: C1 Optimization Vs. Milestones
Core skill: Recognizing when optimization is happening too early.
4 categories: 4X lessons per category
1. Label the problem
2. Explain the stage
3. Explain the impact
Phonics:
Quick drill

cap / capekit / keepfull / foolship / sheepcode / could
Concept

“In engineering, what is the difference between making something work and making something perfect?”

Milestone goal → working
Optimization → improving

Core language
“This may be optimizing too early.”
“At this stage, correctness may matter more.”
Define
Part of speech
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A team spends two weeks improving performance before the system works.
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The team redesigns the architecture before finishing the first prototype.
A manager asks for performance improvements before basic features are stable.
“At this stage, correctness may matter more.”

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The algorithm works but uses too much memory.The team spends two weeks reducing memory before finishing testing.

A developer spends days cleaning the code style before the feature works.
“There may be a stage mismatch.”
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Abstract thinking
“What is the general concept behind these problems?”

“What is the impact of optimizing too early?”
Possible answers:
delays
wasted effort
• • missed milestones
SUMMARY:
“What is premature optimization?”
“Why can it delay projects?”
“What phrase could you use with a manager?”

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