So you want to develop a lean and responsive application for the Netbook?
If you are like most developers, form and function come first followed by application performance (Alright, some of us give consideration along the way as well). Considering that as ATOM developers we are working with an amazing platform, we must also recognize that we are working with a finite amount of hardware resources. The less CPU cycles we utilize to perform a particular function, the better the user experience will be in terms of speed and reaction time.