# Fast Terminal 'Shitty' Prioritizes Speed Over Memory Safety

A developer unveiled "Shitty," a new terminal emulator designed for speed, using memory-unsafe coding to outperform existing options. The project highlights a deliberate trade-off between performance and safety, sparking discussion in the developer community.

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## Sources

### Technology
- [Hacker News](https://github.com/pg83/shitty) — Sun, 02 Aug 2026 23:05:41 +0000