Always measure one level deeper

Authors:
John Ousterhout
Published:
Communications of the ACM, volume 61, issue 7, pp. 74-83. June 25, 2018.
Abstract:

Performance measurements often go wrong, reporting surface-level results that are more marketing than science.

BibTeX:
@article{ousterhout2018,
  title = {{Always measure one level deeper}},
  author = {John Ousterhout},
  journal = {Communications of the ACM},
  volume = {61},
  issue = {7},
  year = 2018,
  month = 6,
  day = 25,
  doi = {10.1145/3213770},
}