Improving performance

When we write code, it’s important that we (1) get the correct result, (2) don’t fill up memory, and (3) that the computation doesn’t take too long. To keep memory in check, we should use Dask wherever possible. To speed up computations, we should use Numba wherever possible.

To check whether a change is an improvement or a regression, a benchmark should be written. These are stored in the top directory kikuchipy/benchmarks. Benchmarks are run using pytest-benchmark:

pytest --benchmark-only