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by whywhywhywhy 269 days ago
> But if CPU time is so valuable, why aren't we arguing for hand written C or even assembly code instead of the layers upon layers of abstraction

Maybe we should, all it took was Figma taking it seriously and working at a lower level to make every other competitor feel awful and clunky next to it then it went on to dominate the market.