{
  "id": 12045616,
  "title": "Backends 101: Choosing the Right Measurement Surface",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/backends-101-choosing-the-right-measurement-surface",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-05T01:12:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/aabhinavg/backends-101-choosing-the-right-measurement-surface-2cd7"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The article \"Backends 101: Choosing the Right Measurement Surface\" emphasizes the importance of measuring GPU performance when working with GPU-accelerated programs. The misconception that CPU performance dominates is debunked, and csperf is introduced as a tool to determine the correct backend and switch between CPU and GPU when necessary. The article provides a step-by-step guide on using csperf commands to list available backends, list devices, run workloads on chosen backends, and inspect the resulting artifacts for meaningful performance metrics.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}