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Read this korrent: A profiler measures time already spent in an operation, not how much time would be saved by optimizing it.
A profiler measures time already spent in an operation, not how much time would be saved by optimizing it.
Last stated 3 years ago
18 Dec 2023
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Nelson Elhage — holds since 2023-12-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Profilers show where time is spent but not which of that time can feasibly be reduced or is worth optimizing. — tap to centre the map on it
Profilers show where time is spent but not which of that time can feasibly be reduced or is worth optimizing.
Last stated 3 years ago
18 Dec 2023
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Nelson Elhage — holds since 2023-12-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Optimization means measuring the gap between your code and what the hardware could theoretically do, not making changes and checking whether the statistics improved. — tap to centre the map on it
Optimization means measuring the gap between your code and what the hardware could theoretically do, not making changes and checking whether the statistics improved.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
26 Aug 2026
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Casey Muratori — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Is the page loaded?" was never a real question, and web performance only became measurable once it was broken into the distinct moments a user actually notices. — tap to centre the map on it
"Is the page loaded?" was never a real question, and web performance only became measurable once it was broken into the distinct moments a user actually notices.
Last stated a month ago
19 Aug 2026
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Addy Osmani — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Optimize it later" would be safe advice only if every engineer already knew how to avoid the architectural mistakes that no later optimization can remove. — tap to centre the map on it
"Optimize it later" would be safe advice only if every engineer already knew how to avoid the architectural mistakes that no later optimization can remove.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
26 Aug 2026
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Casey Muratori — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A 300-millisecond response budget is not an achievement but an admission: 300 milliseconds is an eternity in computing, and a product pitching it shows how far the bar has fallen. — tap to centre the map on it
A 300-millisecond response budget is not an achievement but an admission: 300 milliseconds is an eternity in computing, and a product pitching it shows how far the bar has fallen.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
26 Aug 2026
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Casey Muratori — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A model can now port essentially any codebase from one programming language to another, work that used to take a team over a year. — tap to centre the map on it
A model can now port essentially any codebase from one programming language to another, work that used to take a team over a year.
Last stated 2 months ago
27 Jul 2026
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Boris Cherny — holds since 2026-07-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Agent-generated pull requests have exploded in size with no signs of slowing down — tap to centre the map on it
Agent-generated pull requests have exploded in size with no signs of slowing down
Last stated 5 days ago
16 Sept 2026
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Gergely Orosz — holds since 2026-09-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Agents are the new compilers that compile intent into fast software. — tap to centre the map on it
Agents are the new compilers that compile intent into fast software.
Last stated a week ago
12 Sept 2026
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Guillermo Rauch — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A compiler that also serves an IDE has to be lazy and deferred throughout — a different way of building compilers from the one the textbooks teach. — tap to centre the map on it
A compiler that also serves an IDE has to be lazy and deferred throughout — a different way of building compilers from the one the textbooks teach.
Last stated 4 months ago
13 May 2026
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Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A compiler that names every place a change breaks turns refactoring into fixing errors until the compiler stops shouting. — tap to centre the map on it
A compiler that names every place a change breaks turns refactoring into fixing errors until the compiler stops shouting.
Last stated 4 months ago
20 May 2026
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Alice Ryhl — holds since 2026-05-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A programming language is not a compiler but an experience: editing, running, debugging and the runtime library all have to fit together as one cycle. — tap to centre the map on it
A programming language is not a compiler but an experience: editing, running, debugging and the runtime library all have to fit together as one cycle.
Last stated 4 months ago
13 May 2026
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Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are
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