We’ve Forgotten How to Write Fast Software (and How Gen Coding Fixes It)
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The tech industry has a memory problem—and it goes far beyond uncollected garbage in the heap. We have collectively forgotten what it means to write efficient software. Megabytes of JavaScript are shipped across the wire just to render a static button. Gigabytes of RAM are loaded into an Electron i…
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- 2026-09-20 10:22 · DEV Community — AI
We’ve Forgotten How to Write Fast Software (and How Gen Coding Fixes It)