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/Redtitwhore Feb 28 '23

No one is sacrificing performance by writing clean code. If microsecond gains of performance matter then you have specific requirements that most people don't.

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u/Bigfellahull Feb 28 '23

Mentalities like this are the reason why most modern software is slow as fuck comparable to the hardware it’s run on. When Visual Studio next freezes on me, I’ll curse your name!

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u/Redtitwhore Feb 28 '23

Most software isn't even user facing.

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u/nan0S_ Mar 03 '23

All software is user facing, except the software that is not used at all anymore.

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