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[-] manxu@piefed.social 11 points 4 days ago

we traced the issue to a 15-year-old Git function with O(N²) complexity and fixed it with an algorithmic change, reducing backup times exponentially.

I feel like there is something wrong with this sentence.

[-] FizzyOrange@programming.dev 6 points 4 days ago

There isn't. This is the colloquial use of "exponentially" which is very obvious from the context.

[-] drspod@lemmy.ml -1 points 4 days ago

On a technical blog post by a software company about the details of solving an algorithmic complexity problem?

Careless, and showing that the author does not understand technical communication, where precision is of great importance.

[-] FizzyOrange@programming.dev 0 points 4 days ago

This is fine precisely because it is a blog post. If it was a scientific paper... sure maybe they shouldn't say that. But the meaning is abundantly clear from the context. There is no ambiguity.

[-] drspod@lemmy.ml -5 points 4 days ago
[-] FizzyOrange@programming.dev 0 points 3 days ago

Because I can read? Lol ok.

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