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"I'm surprised to see this kind of optimization occur so late" Every single day I read the trope on HN that "premature optimization is the root of all evil".
by Solvency 3y ago
"I'm surprised to see this kind of optimization occur so late"
Every single day I read the trope on HN that "premature optimization is the root of all evil".
So, these guys literally followed HN's creed.
- lowbloodsugar 3y agoCanva is ten years old. They grew to 1 million users in two years. Doing this work 8 years ago wouldn't have been "premature optimization". More likely, this is happening now simply because the financial environment has changed and companies are now giving increased weight to projects that save money over those that add features.