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Slow Software

inkandswitch.com published 2018-11-0115 min read

What it means for software to be fast, and why most software is not.

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Tools & Productivity Society, Policy & Culture 2018

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Submitted	Title on HN	Points	Comments
Nov 21, 2018	Slow Software by Thibaut	438	260

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