Tracking developer build times to decide if the M3 MacBook is worth upgrading

Re:Tracking developer build times to decide if the M3 MacBoo... by behnamoh on Friday December 29, 2023 @08:54PM (#38812221)

I disagree though. If a task is boring and repetitive, I just won't ever do it. So the comparison for people like me is:

    "spend X time to automate this task vs not do the task at all".

Whereas the xkcd is like (n = frequency that you do the task):

    "Spend X time to automate this task that takes Y×n time normally and get it down to Z×n time, vs spend Y×n time to do the task"

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Re:Tracking developer build times to decide if the M3 MacBoo... by faeriechangling on Sunday December 31, 2023 @05:14AM (#38822978)

Even where a task being automated is likely to be done, automation can mean it’s done more reliably or quickly. Automation is generally needed to advance to greater and greater levels of complexity, time-efficient or not.

Also not all minutes have equal value, spending a few hours to save 5 minutes in an emergency with automation can be well worth it.

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