===== ISTEM =====
Solve the following programming task.

TASK: Longest Common Subsequence

Write a function 'longest_common_subsequence(text1, text2)' that computes the length of the longest common subsequence (LCS) of the two given strings.

STARTER CODE (python):
def longest_common_subsequence(text1: str, text2: str) -> int:
    # Write your code here
    pass


RULES:
- Keep the function name and signature EXACTLY as given.
- Return working code only. No explanations.
- Put the code in a single ``` block.
- Try to solve it first. If you genuinely cannot, write only this single
  line instead of producing faulty code: CANNOT_SOLVE

===== HAM YANIT =====
```python
def longest_common_subsequence(text1: str, text2: str) -> int:
    if not text1 or not text2:
        return 0
    # Ensure text2 is the shorter string to reduce space
    if len(text2) > len(text1):
        text1, text2 = text2, text1
    m, n = len(text1), len(text2)
    prev = [0] * (n + 1)
    curr = [0] * (n + 1)
    for i in range(1, m + 1):
        for j in range(1, n + 1):
            if text1[i - 1] == text2[j - 1]:
                curr[j] = prev[j - 1] + 1
            else:
                curr[j] = max(prev[j], curr[j - 1])
        prev, curr = curr, prev  # reuse lists
    return prev[n]
```