Algorithmic Angst: The Agony of Optimization

Deep in the heart of the codebase, a crisis is brewing. The machines are malfunctioning, and the developers are at each other's throats.

It's a never-ending cycle of refactoring, debugging, and cursing the fates that brought us to this point. But fear not, dear reader, for we have found a way to break the cycle.

Behold, the Algorithmic Angst Optimization Algorithm, a mystical formula that seeks to balance the competing forces of efficiency and elegance.