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Software is slow because of bad design, not slow languages
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I wrote a draft of a service that would take hours to complete. when I optimized it for multithreaded operation instead of taking hours it took around 60 seconds.
write software like you write research papers. first draft > second draft > final draft > publication
I'd love that but it's difficult when it's not really my project and anything that is functioning well enough gets you assigned the next ticket at work.