Typically as developers we let the software bloat until it hurts us directly. Since we are always using more and more powerful machines we are always going to l

Typically as developers we let the software bloat until it hurts us directly. Since we are always using more and more powerful machines we are always going to let the bloat continue. If we get called on it we've got the slam-dunk in our back pocket: "Premature optimization is the root of all evil."