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Until recently, it was always cheaper to forego software architecture optimizations and rely on faster hardware, but now with AI I think this changes that calcu
by russfink 3mo ago
Until recently, it was always cheaper to forego software architecture optimizations and rely on faster hardware, but now with AI I think this changes that calculus.
- sscaryterry 3mo agoYes and no. Faster hardware doesn’t solve pathologically broken algorithms :)
- fragmede 3mo agoWorth's law: Software is getting slower more rapidly than hardware becomes faster.
- sscaryterry 3mo agoYep, and its nothing new :) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_and_Bill%27s_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_and_Bill%27s_law
- fragmede 3mo ago*Wirth