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June 28th, 2023 | Startup raises a bunch of money, HN community says so frickin what

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The Importance of Efficiency in Software Development

The author of this article ponders why computers seem to be slowing down in response when the technological advancements should theoretically be making things faster. The discussion shifted into economic incentives where one point made was that there's no real economic drive to increase a software program's efficiency if it's already considered good enough. Some commentators underscored the end-user's tolerance for sluggish software and systems, suggesting it reinforces the low-quality bar set for software performance.

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