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MarjorieR

@JoshJers @zens @arnelson the program used to run in a 150kb partition. 2 minutes CPU cost about £100 (1974 prices) for each run.

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Luci for dyeing

@marjolica @JoshJers @arnelson well, the rule of thumb is “probably” not “definitely”. sometimes we work ourselves up about scaling problems that just never happen

Josh Jersild

@zens @marjolica @arnelson exactly! The ultimate point is "write it the most straightforward way you can to start, then fix performance problems when they become apparent"

Luci for dyeing replied to Josh

@JoshJers @marjolica @arnelson and also, once again, these are strategies for when you get stuck, not general rules of thumb

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