Episode 402 - Performance Matters with Casey Muratori

Tech Updates · Sep 2, 2026 · 27m

Why performant code matters (but gets widely ignored), with Casey Muratori

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(00:00:00) - Introduction

(00:01:00) - Casey Muratori and Early Windows Gaming

(00:04:22) - Why Modern Software Is Slow

(00:06:54) - Hardware Limits and Assembly Language

(00:10:57) - Premature Optimization and Architecture

(00:14:15) - The Evolution of Game Development

(00:20:02) - Clean Code Controversy and Pragmatism

(00:23:21) - AI Coding Agents and Software Craft