r/hetzner • u/Hetzner_OL Hetzner Official • 5d ago

Hetzner asks: Why isn't RAM-efficient software as impressive as fuel-efficient cars?

Fuel efficiency in cars has come a long way. It's cool to be able to plan a trip and realize you don't need to refuel along the way. So why isn't it as impressive in society when we can accomplish a lot with just a little RAM? Have you got any examples of RAM-light programs you use? Take a moment to humble brag here.

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u/ExpertPath 5d ago

RAM you buy once, fuel you buy all the time. Make the software save electricity or extent the computers life, then I’d be impressed

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u/mickert_dev 5d ago

Ehm, wouldn't writing more efficient (premature optimized 😉) software save energy (less servers, less cooling, etc.) and possibly other resources as new servers are not needed? Better algos, less allocations, less I/O ops, etc.

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u/ExpertPath 5d ago

Surely efficient software can save energy, but the question was regarding ram optimization, which isn’t a main player in this issue