DHH: Every developer should own a potato PC to keep software and agents fast
yacineMTB · x · 2026-09-27
DHH argues every software developer should own a low-spec "potato PC" as the easiest way to guarantee their applications stay fast: put your AI agents to work on old hardware and "watch the weight drop." In his view, there's no reason a decade-old machine shouldn't run like superman.
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