An image shows a congested parking lot on top and a nearly empty parking lot at the bottom. The top is labeled, “Efficient parking lot.” The bottom is labeled, “Effective parking lot.”

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   Shane Celis (shanecelis@mastodon.gamedev.place)'s status on Monday, 24-Feb-2025 09:27:37 JST Shane Celis

   I recently learned a distinction between efficient and effective resource allocation. Efficient means a resource is ready to be used as soon as it’s available like a full parking lot, and effective means a resource is available when we’re ready to use it like an empty parking lot.

   I kind of love it because my wife is all about efficiency, but now I can champion its dual.