[EPILEPSY WARNING] How fast should an unoptimized terminal run?

Name: [EPILEPSY WARNING] How fast should an unoptimized terminal run?
Description: Casey Muratori shows how fast a terminal renderer can run, building a simple reference renderer that handles Unicode and colored text far quicker than Windows Terminal. He argues that common excuses for slow terminals do not hold up.

Molly Rocket

Casey Muratori shows how fast a terminal renderer can run, building a simple reference renderer that handles Unicode and colored text far quicker than Windows Terminal. He argues that common excuses for slow terminals do not hold up.

It is the canonical reference for the claim that modern software wastes hardware, and the proof-of-concept behind the Windows Terminal performance debate.

20 Hacker News mentions · 2021–2026

Topics

Software performance & optimization
Testing, debugging & developer tools

Watch on YouTube

Explore more videos