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Slow Code Conjecture: inefficient code slows down computers incrementally such that any increase in computer power is offset by slower code. This is for normal
by ineedasername 4y ago
Slow Code Conjecture: inefficient code slows down computers incrementally such that any increase in computer power is offset by slower code.
This is for normal computer tasks-- browser, desktop applications, UI. The exception to this seem to be tasks that were previously bottlenecked by HDD speeds which have been much improved by solid state disks.
It amazes me, for example, that keeping a dozen miscellaneous tabs open in Chrome will eat roughly the same amount of idling CPU time as a dozen tabs did a decade ago, while RAM usage is 5-10x higher.