Faster: How to Optimize a System is the latest book by Cary Millsap with Jeff Holt. It’s a book for anybody who is curious about how computer programs and other processes spend their time, and what you can do to improve them.
Cary Millsap has a gift. Yes, he’s brilliant at making things run faster, but his true genius is translating complex problems into simple, powerful ideas. This master teacher combines vivid stories with clear practices to teach principles that are as timeless and they are timely. If you want systems that keep pace with the new world of work, don’t wait—read Faster!
Liz Wiseman, New York Times bestselling author of Multipliers and Impact Player
I can’t believe I was in my forties the first time I saw how to optimize a system the way Cary and Jeff do it. Now, it doesn’t even make sense to me that anyone would try it any other way.
Richard Russell, former 7-Eleven enterprise architect
Faster is the single most concise material on the topic of performance analysis and optimization out there.
Jonah H. Harris, director of AI & ML at The Meet Group
