"Clean" Code, Horrible Performance

Why HN readers recommended it

A frequent citation in debates about SOLID and Clean Code, representing the performance-first side of the argument.

This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.

Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

Molly Rocket

Topic

clean code performance

Format

commentary

Level

intermediate

HN recommenders in dataset

3

HN mentions in dataset

11

Recommendation years in dataset

2023–2026

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

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• > What resources do you recommend folks at my level look into? I'd argue that your best bet for learning is starting a project that drives you, then throwing that project away and starting it over again but try to make the code simpler. This …

• The issue with those books is that they don't have any concrete data that affirms that they are worth following. And, in fact, that style of code is largely to blame for why modern software feels so sluggish. They often reduce performance by 10x if …

• Look at Casey Murrey's Clean Code horrible performance youtube video: [VIDEO] I also watched clean code videos and used it in practice, and why it _felt_ right my code size blew up and actually it got harder to understand by other people instead of easier. …