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

DevFeed: [Why performant code matters (but gets widely ignored), with Casey Muratori](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/why-performant-code-matters-but-gets-widely-ignored-with-casey-muratori-18188.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/why-performant-code-matters-but-gets>)

Author: Gergely Orosz

Published: 2026-08-26T15:59:59Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [The Pragmatic Engineer](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/the-pragmatic-engineer.md>)

Topics: [Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code.md>), [Software](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software.md>), [engineering-culture](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/engineering-culture.md>)

Tags: [code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code.md>), [developer](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer.md>), [engineering-culture](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering-culture.md>), [performance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/performance.md>), [software](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software.md>)

## AI overview

This podcast episode features Casey Muratori discussing why software performance matters, why it is often overlooked, and how developers can write faster code.

## Source excerpt

Casey Muratori explains why software performance matters, how developers can write faster code, and why he challenges conventional engineering practices.