How much your computer can do in a second
Alternatively, this could be titled &quot;do you know how much your computer <i>could</i> do in a second but isn&#x27;t because of bad design choices, overengineered bloated systems, and dogmatic adherence to the &#x27;premature optimisation&#x27; myth?&quot;<p>Computers are fast, but not if all that speed is wasted.<p>A recent related article: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=13940014" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=13940014</a>