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title: "Discussion on \"The agent refactored that tiny function for clarity. It doubled the runtime.\" | Hashnode"
description: "Discussion on \"The agent refactored that tiny function for clarity. It doubled the runtime.\". A clean-looking diff passed every test. The function was called 40k times per request. We didn't notice until p95 spiked."
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# [The agent refactored that tiny function for clarity. It doubled the runtime.](https://blogs.powerduck.com/agent-refactor-doubles-runtime?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

A clean-looking diff passed every test. The function was called 40k times per request. We didn't notice until p95 spiked.

Oct 16 · 3 min read · blogs.powerduck.com  
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