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Jakob 6 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: A Faster Alternative to Jq

Speed is a quality in itself. We are so bugged down by slow stuff that we often ignore that and don’t actively search for another.

But every now and then a well-optimised tool/page comes along with instant feedback and is a real pleasure to use.

I think some people are more affected by that than others.

Obligatory https://m.xkcd.com/1205

Imustaskforhelp 6 months ago [–]

I am not sure if it was simon or pg who might've quoted this but I remembered a quote about that a 2 magnitude order in speed (quantity) is a huge qualititative change in it of itself.

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