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0 pointsmatthewmacleod11mo ago0 comments

This is a great point. The first question a great software engineer should ask is “how can we avoid using software to do this?”!

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I'm always reminded of the software optimisation hierarchy, smallest to highest impact:

1. Micro-optimisation, e.g. programming language choice, tightening a loop, cache hits etc.,

2. Change the algorithms,

3. Change the problem.

Sometimes changing the problem makes the software completely go away!

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0 pointsmatthewmacleod11mo ago0 comments

This is a great point. The first question a great software engineer should ask is “how can we avoid using software to do this?”!

I'm always reminded of the software optimisation hierarchy, smallest to highest impact:

1. Micro-optimisation, e.g. programming language choice, tightening a loop, cache hits etc.,

2. Change the algorithms,

3. Change the problem.

Sometimes changing the problem makes the software completely go away!

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse