Okay, it makes sense that that's what it is. Still, it seems to me like that's more of an optimization technique that's applicable to certain specific scenarios

Okay, it makes sense that that's what it is. Still, it seems to me like that's more of an optimization technique that's applicable to certain specific scenarios rather than a mindset to view all software development as. I have actually heard of something like that, as arena allocation, though mostly as something to use in a GCed language to either avoid or reduce the impact of GC cycles, also for certain specific scenarios.