> Some more optimizations can happen when the chain ends up with methods like Count(), First(), Last(), ElementAt() or Sum(). For instance, OrderBy(criteria).First() can be optimized to execute as Min(criteria).
As useful as that might be, we should really be writing better code. This is interesting for dynamically generated chains, I suppose. But if these operations are done on bespoke code, this is kind of perverse positive reinforcement. The library itself is recognizing a sub-optimal pattern and correcting for it. I hope there's feedback, at least, that suggests improvements to the underlying code.
As useful as that might be, we should really be writing better code. This is interesting for dynamically generated chains, I suppose. But if these operations are done on bespoke code, this is kind of perverse positive reinforcement. The library itself is recognizing a sub-optimal pattern and correcting for it. I hope there's feedback, at least, that suggests improvements to the underlying code.