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Do you think the DRAM shortages will result in more of a focus on software optimization? (programming.dev)

submitted 3 days ago by riskable@programming.dev to c/ask_experienced_devs@programming.dev

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I'm guessing that we'll see lots of news in 2026 about how companies are hiring developers to help improve the memory efficiency of their software because they just can't get enough servers. Also, the servers they do get will have reduced RAM compared to what they wanted.

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[–] fruitycoder@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago

Just saw a paper about shifting AI training to nvme drives. But the penality, even with direct from GPU access was high.

If this trend looks to go past a few quarters I would expect new software or features to prioritize it. I'm sure some cool cats in the FOSS world might indenpently be motivated by this as well as part of their contributions.

Honestly from an ecosystem side, it would be cool to see more of the green computing metrics being added to big projects