Gregory Szorc personal blog
Surprisingly Slow
I have an affinity for performance optimization and making software as efficient as possible. Over the years, I've encountered specific instances and common patterns that make software or computers slow. In this post, I'll shine a spotlight on some of them.
- Points
- 559
- HN comments
- 148
- Submissions
- 1
- Cited by
- 5 commenters
Systems & PerformanceSoftware Engineering2021
On Hacker News
| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 2021 | Surprisingly Slow by dochtman | 559 | 148 |
Cited in comments
Linked from 5 Hacker News comments by 5 different people, from Jun 2021 to Mar 2026.
Most recent:
- delta_p_delta_x · Mar 20, 2026
- nullindividual · Jul 27, 2024
- FridgeSeal · Jul 24, 2022
- cl0ckt0wer · Dec 2, 2021
- majkinetor · Jun 1, 2021
