Code Optimization Made It Slower

Text on the meme

Just spent 6 hours and wrote a 100+ lines of code trying to increase efficiency from O(n). The Notation stayed the same but now it runs 66% slower. AM I DISABLED?

What it means

A programmer celebrates trying to optimize code, only to make it run 66% slower while keeping the same notation. Homer Simpson reading “AM I DISABLED?” delivers the self-deprecating punchline, making this useful as a reaction to failed optimization or worsening code.

Who

Homer Simpson, The Simpsons / Гомер Симпсон, «Симпсоны»

Objects

Homer Simpson / Гомер Симпсон yellow cartoon character / жёлтый мультяшный персонаж blue book / синяя книга computer keyboard / компьютерная клавиатура computer monitor / компьютерный монитор white shirt / белая рубашка programming code / программный код social media post / публикация в соцсети orange-haired person on book cover / рыжеволосый человек на обложке