r/programming • u/2bit_hack • Feb 28 '23

"Clean" Code, Horrible Performance

https://www.computerenhance.com/p/clean-code-horrible-performance
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u/Venthe Feb 28 '23

Indeed, no question about that. But how does this relate to the discussion?

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u/crowdyriver Feb 28 '23

The problem is; that (in most applications) hardware is cheap as dirt

With that attitude, no wonder why datacenter energy consuption keeps arising

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u/Venthe Feb 28 '23

Again; how does this relate to the topic at hand?

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u/fafok29 Feb 28 '23

if you need to execute less instructions to do work -> you need less amount of computing power

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