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Hardware Is Cheap, Programmers Are Expensive

Posted by Soulskill on from the optimization-takes-effort dept.

Sportsqs points out a story at Coding Horror which begins: "Given the rapid advance of Moore's Law, when does it make sense to throw hardware at a programming problem? As a general rule, I'd say almost always. Consider the average programmer salary here in the US. You probably have several of these programmer guys or gals on staff. I can't speak to how much your servers may cost, or how many of them you may need. Or, maybe you don't need any — perhaps all your code executes on your users' hardware, which is an entirely different scenario. Obviously, situations vary. But even the most rudimentary math will tell you that it'd take a massive hardware outlay to equal the yearly costs of even a modest five person programming team."

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  1. Re:Frist? by HTRednek · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Ok, now I realize this may be modded a troll or flamebait, but from a moral perspective it simply must be said.

    LOL! Whoops, right?

    For the confused... our brainiac friend here posted in the wrong article. How fucking dumb do you have to be to do that? And not only that, he replied to another post, instead of posting at the top level. So he was sitting there, writing out his message and feeling all yummy about himself, while the post he was REPLYING TO was right there above it, STARING HIM IN THE FACE:

    Hmmm... sounds like most of the Dr. Who companions.

    He actually responded to this. To THIS. With what he thought was an intelligent post. Ha ha. He was wrong about that.

    YOUR OPINION IS NOW WORTHLESS, AND YOU ARE A FOE, ALAIN94040. For fucking SHAME.

    I realize this is /. and just from our very nature, we tend to score lower in the social graces (just ask our girlfriends, wives, or anyone we made an attempt at becoming one to confirm this) however it just doesn't condone the attitudes and actions of some people. To go on a total rant over something as lame as posting in the wrong spot? You really need to up your Prozac prescription. And to top it off, you didn't have the decency to log in. This in and of itself (to quote another poster...) makes YOUR OPINION WORTHLESS.

    Oh... BTW... Merry Christmas you foul mouthed asshole