Why Projects Beat Theory Every Time
Last year I worked with a startup here in Taipei that had response times hitting 8 seconds. Their database queries were pulling entire tables when they only needed three columns. After applying proper indexing and query optimization - something you'll learn in month four of our program - we got those same requests down to 200 milliseconds.
Real optimization work means understanding how systems actually break under pressure, not just memorizing algorithms.
That's exactly what you'll experience. Instead of working through contrived examples, you'll dig into actual production code from local companies. The messy, complicated stuff that teaches you how optimization really works in the wild.