[moffkalast]

Now we just need a follow up that takes the average dev time for each language and show which one has the optimal ratio based on these two values. It should be possible to draw a curve based on how long and how often the program will run to plot exactly when it makes sense to switch to something more efficient but also more dev intensive. Sort of in this fashion: https://xkcd.com/1205/

E.g. assembly would have very low energy use by itself, but would require an inordinate amount of human energy (~8.7 MJ/day) invested to get that end result, making it very inefficient when the whole picture is considered. Unless that code runs everywhere constantly for years of course.