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"But It’s not just about running fast, battery life matters as-well. Fewer cycles means less battery consumption which is a major win if you ask me. As long as
by guggle 7y ago
"But It’s not just about running fast, battery life matters as-well. Fewer cycles means less battery consumption which is a major win if you ask me. As long as I can help it, I’ll do my best to avoid draining a user’s battery in five minutes."
I was thinking about languages in terms of ecology. I'm a Python fan and while its lack of performance never bit me in the real world, how many Joules would be saved if my apps were written in another language ? I'd love to see a study/comparison based on real apps (not algos implementations).
- turbinerneiter 7y agoHere you go: https://greenlab.di.uminho.pt/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/paperSLE.pdf https://greenlab.di.uminho.pt/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/pap...
- guggle 7y agoYes, thank you, I knew this study. I wonder how real-world apps would change (or not) the conclusions.
- manaskarekar 7y agoNot what you’re asking for, but here is a study that others may find interesting https://thenewstack.io/which-programming-languages-use-the-least-electricity/ https://thenewstack.io/which-programming-languages-use-the-l... Edit: just saw sibling comment linking to the same paper.
- guggle 7y agoMakes me want to learn more Go...