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Inefficient code often arises from a myriad of factors, including suboptimal algorithms, poor resource management, redundant computations and inadequate memory usage.

In the age of Facebook and Netflix, the word “algorithm” has become so ubiquitous, and its connotation so amorphous, that it’s verging on jargon—maybe even cliché. The Atlantic’s Ian ...