Efficient code is also environmentally friendly.
First, efficient code is going to use less electricity, and thus, fewer resources will need to be consumed.
Second, efficient code means you don't need to be constantly upgrading your hardware.
First, efficient code is going to use less electricity, and thus, fewer resources will need to be consumed.
Second, efficient code means you don't need to be constantly upgrading your hardware.
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebound_effect_(conservation)
So if we use cost as a proxy for environment impact it’s not saving much at all.
I think this is a meme to help a different audience care about performance.