# Daily Bell Ringer — Code Efficiency, Readability, & Benchmarking

- Link: https://doss.academy/course-3-introduction-to-programming/unit-9-code-efficiency-algorithms-artificial-intelligence-c3u9/lesson-2-code-efficiency-readability-benchmarking/daily-bell-ringer/
- Published: 2026-10-18T12:32:39-04:00
- Author: matthew.leffler@jefferson.kyschools.us

Course 3: Introduction to Programming / Unit 9: Code Efficiency, Algorithms & Artificial
Intelligence / Lesson 2: Code Efficiency, Readability, & Benchmarking

## Before we begin

Why can two working programs solve the same problem but have drastically different
execution speeds?

Record your initial thinking. Be ready to explain your reasoning and revisit your
response after the lesson.