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> Wirth's law is an adage on computer performance which states that software is getting slower more rapidly than hardware is becoming faster. * https://en.wiki
by throw0101d 2y ago
> Wirth's law is an adage on computer performance which states that software is getting slower more rapidly than hardware is becoming faster.
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wirth%27s_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wirth%27s_law
- epicureanideal 2y agoThere's probably an S curve on this, right? At some point the super high level languages and frameworks that we use to conveniently create software quickly at the cost of poor efficiency, would have to peak, right?
- Dylan16807 2y agoOnly if there's a moderate amount of effort put into optimization. Without it, it's easy to use bad algorithms or bad implementations and there is no limit on slowness.
- CyberDildonics 2y agoThis is for consumer software, but scientific software has actually gradually evolved and gotten faster on a consistent basis (according to bill joy)