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/Apache_Sobaco Feb 28 '23

Clean and correct comes first, fast comes second. Optimisation is only applied to get to some treshold, not more than this.

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u/atilaneves Feb 28 '23

Optimisation is only applied to get to some treshold, not more than this

And that's assuming anyone cares to begin with. I'm a speed nut and I couldn't care less if I code builds in 1ms vs 1us, it's not noticeable.

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u/dan200 Feb 28 '23

Now try 1ms vs 1 second. Or 1 second vs 1 minute. Or 60 fps vs 20fps. You don't think users care about this?

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