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Learn the fundamentals of effective benchmarking and develop critical skills to evaluate performance claims in this 42-minute conference talk from GeeCON 2025. Explore what benchmarking truly means and discover how to conduct reliable performance measurements while understanding the subtle ways results can mislead developers. Examine common pitfalls in benchmark interpretation and gain practical techniques for looking beyond superficial performance claims found in blog posts and social media. Master the art of creating your own trustworthy benchmarks and develop the analytical skills needed to separate legitimate performance data from misleading statistics. Acquire essential tools for navigating the complex landscape of performance comparisons, whether you're selecting programming languages, frameworks, or libraries for your projects.
