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Ask HN: Will programmers write more efficient code during the memory shortage?
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Linux is already efficient. Others don't want to since it's not worth the effort. Long term, memory and disk will get cheaper when dystopia is built out. I think even by 2030, there will be so many datacenters getting ready to watch everyone.