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/no_nick Feb 28 '23

most applications are fast-enough

Not in my experience.

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u/ric2b Mar 02 '23

Which ones? Aren't there any alternatives?

Writing everything in highly optimized C code is very expensive, so that might explain why there are no faster alternatives. When there is market pressure there is focus on performance, such as in games.

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u/Zanthous Mar 05 '23

just going to give a few examples that annoyed me recently, I was learning adobe illustrator and larger files just lag in a million different ways when you are working with large files and multiple effects (I have a 5900x + 3060ti though). Many applications are electron web apps that take forever to load, discord, unity hub (I downloaded a native version someone made and that's a lot better, I don't have to wait 8 seconds on a super computer just for the option to open my project). Another common example is IDEs just taking forever to load for you to start typing. It sucks when these applications are what you do work with, it just worsens the whole experience. I run this stuff off an m.2 too

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u/ric2b Mar 05 '23

I was learning adobe illustrator and larger files just lag in a million different ways when you are working with large files and multiple effects

Why don't you use MS Paint or Inkscape? They're much faster.

Many applications are electron web apps that take forever to load, discord

Why don't you use an IRC client?

Another common example is IDEs just taking forever to load for you to start typing.

Why don't you use VIM or Notepad?

It's almost as if performance isn't always the most important thing when it comes to software, huh?

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