+134 A programmer's job consist of writing for 10 hours so people use their algorithm for like 4 seconds. amirite?

by Anonymous 2 years ago

I once spend 4 weeks, investigating and reprogramming an db query to shave off 0.01 sec / transaction. It sped up the proces by 8 days ! / monthly .....

by Anonymous 2 years ago

You are a saint. Thank you. Cheers from accounting.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

It had to do with accounting / payroll :-)

by Anonymous 2 years ago

It's faster but probably also lighter, so less stress on the database. Good job

by Anonymous 2 years ago

More efficient. It had to do with payments for 12m users. Keep in mind, this was many many moons ago

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Really? Have you ever used anything programmable less than a year?

by Anonymous 2 years ago

It is more fun to program for a targeted market... Less Specs... More money to collect...

by Anonymous 2 years ago

My computer class was the first at my high school. Punch cards and paper tapes. Max 6 letter lower case username. I appreciate programmers so much because it still feels miraculous to me to be able to do so much so easily. Thank you for your work.

by Anonymous 2 years ago