Electricity use of AI coding agents
https://www.simonpcouch.com/blog/2026-01-20-cc-impact/
#HackerNews #Electricity #AI #Coding #Agents #Energy #Efficiency #Technology
Florian 'floe' Echtler
boosted
In 1969, NASA landed humans on the Moon with 4KB of RAM (really).
In 2026, a simple chat app needs 400MB of RAM just to show a blinking cursor.
We've traded optimization for developer velocity, and while I love modern frameworks, sometimes I miss the era when software felt "light". Is it efficiency we lost, or just the respect for the user's hardware?
#SoftwareEngineering #Programming #Tech #RetroComputing #Efficiency #Coding #Fediverse #Thoughts #Blog #Software
In 1969, NASA landed humans on the Moon with 4KB of RAM (really).
In 2026, a simple chat app needs 400MB of RAM just to show a blinking cursor.
We've traded optimization for developer velocity, and while I love modern frameworks, sometimes I miss the era when software felt "light". Is it efficiency we lost, or just the respect for the user's hardware?
#SoftwareEngineering #Programming #Tech #RetroComputing #Efficiency #Coding #Fediverse #Thoughts #Blog #Software
Which programming languages are most token-efficient?
https://martinalderson.com/posts/which-programming-languages-are-most-token-efficient/
#HackerNews #programminglanguages #token #efficiency #coding #bestpractices #technews
Start your meetings at 5 minutes past
https://philipotoole.com/start-your-meetings-at-5-minutes-past/
#HackerNews #StartYourMeetings #Productivity #Tips #MeetingHacks #TimeManagement #WorkLifeBalance #Efficiency
How to Code Claude Code in 200 Lines of Code
https://www.mihaileric.com/The-Emperor-Has-No-Clothes/
#HackerNews #How #to #Code #Claude #Code #in #200 #Lines #of #Code #CodingTips #Programming #Efficiency #TechTutorials #HackerNews
Busy Is the New Stupid
https://www.cisotradecraft.com/bitns
#HackerNews #Busy #Is #the #New #Stupid #productivity #mindset #worklife #balance #efficiency #time #management
We Automated Federal Retirements
https://ndstudio.gov/posts/automating-federal-retirements
#HackerNews #AutomatedRetirements #FederalGovernment #TechInnovation #Efficiency
Unix "find" expressions compiled to bytecode
https://nullprogram.com/blog/2025/12/23/
#HackerNews #Unix #find #bytecode #compiled #programming #technology #efficiency
The Cost of a Closure in C
https://thephd.dev/the-cost-of-a-closure-in-c-c2y
#HackerNews #C #Programming #Closures #Cost #Efficiency #HackerNews #Development
Zebra-Llama: Towards Efficient Hybrid Models
https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.17272
#HackerNews #ZebraLlama #HybridModels #AIResearch #MachineLearning #Efficiency
Kimi Linear: An Expressive, Efficient Attention Architecture
https://github.com/MoonshotAI/Kimi-Linear
#HackerNews #KimiLinear #AttentionArchitecture #AI #Efficiency #MoonshotAI
Joachim
boosted
"New servers are less energy-intensive." Really? 🤔
This is said so often that it could almost be taken as an absolute truth.
By extension, it is often said that each new generation of hardware consumes less energy than the previous one.
Manufacturers communicate pretty often about this, including HPE (1), Nvidia (2), etc..
A 🧵
"New servers are less energy-intensive." Really? 🤔
This is said so often that it could almost be taken as an absolute truth.
By extension, it is often said that each new generation of hardware consumes less energy than the previous one.
Manufacturers communicate pretty often about this, including HPE (1), Nvidia (2), etc..
A 🧵