weilawei, 17 days ago

I'm not even sure what we're paying for with newer computers, because the software is literally getting slower.

I hate to admit it, but Niklaus Wirth was right and Joe Armstrong was wrong (on this particular point).

Joe said wait 10 years if you wanted your code to run faster. Niklaus said in 10 years people will have written even slower software.

Wirth's Law wins this round.