There's no reason for software to be slow anymore
This article explores how Large Language Models (LLMs) are lowering the barrier to entry for complex software optimization tasks, such as writing JIT compilers. The author argues that performance work is becoming more accessible, allowing for highly customized software.
Why it matters
The democratization of advanced programming techniques through AI could lead to a new era of highly efficient, specialized software that was previously too costly to develop.
The other day, I saw a viral tweet saying that people talking about how LLMs are causing slow, bloated, code are going to eat crow once they re-write everything in super-optimized assembly. We're not quite at the point where we want to write everything in assembly , but some variant of what Nolan Lawson said about testing, you can choose how many bugs you want now , which I less eloquently noted here , is becoming more true for performance.
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