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So true. It is infuriating to know how much faster have become the last 20 years and to see how software manages to feel as slow as 20 years ago.

jcelerier 7y ago
Actually, it can be slower today than 20 years ago : https://danluu.com/input-lag/ https://danluu.com/input-lag/
geodel 7y ago
Well as long as even well funded companies come up euphemisms like "business imperatives", "strategic direction", "quick execution" etc to peddle sub-par javascript software things are not going to change. What makes it worse is developers keep harping on CPU/RAM being cheap and software on newer hardware is plenty fast to not only justify but promote bad software.
- mankeysee 7y ago
  >"quick execution" I wonder where they are seeing this "quick execution". I for one am unable to see it as hard as I try to look.
umvi 7y ago
I remember Windows 95 on my Pentium 4 being lightning fast. Like, I've barely finished clicking the icon and the program is already up and running. With Windows 10 and my i7, I usually expect a loading screen or two before I can use what I just clicked on (esp. Microsoft Office).
- onemoresoop 7y ago
  And don't forget to count in SSDs. Back in the day the HDDs were really slow.
- rightbyte 7y ago
  It might be nostalgia but ... I believe the peak of user experience was Windows 98 sp2 when USB actually worked. I miss how you could hear the computer loading stuff when the HD made the arm moving sound. When it took time to open "My computer" you could hear the floppy drive looking for a floppy and the delay was fine becouse the reason was obvoius. I also miss the snappiness of Win32 GUIs just starting up in a heartbeat. No animations to hide bloat. If it crasched there was a blue screen and pushing the power button actually shuts down the PC power instantly. Oh, and spamming ctrl-alt-delete resets the computer.
- Narishma 7y ago
  Windows 95 runs on a 386 with 4 MB of RAM. No wonder it flies on a Pentium 4.

jcelerier 7y ago

Actually, it can be slower today than 20 years ago : https://danluu.com/input-lag/ https://danluu.com/input-lag/

geodel 7y ago

Well as long as even well funded companies come up euphemisms like "business imperatives", "strategic direction", "quick execution" etc to peddle sub-par javascript software things are not going to change. What makes it worse is developers keep harping on CPU/RAM being cheap and software on newer hardware is plenty fast to not only justify but promote bad software.

mankeysee 7y ago
>"quick execution" I wonder where they are seeing this "quick execution". I for one am unable to see it as hard as I try to look.

umvi 7y ago

I remember Windows 95 on my Pentium 4 being lightning fast. Like, I've barely finished clicking the icon and the program is already up and running. With Windows 10 and my i7, I usually expect a loading screen or two before I can use what I just clicked on (esp. Microsoft Office).

onemoresoop 7y ago
And don't forget to count in SSDs. Back in the day the HDDs were really slow.
rightbyte 7y ago
It might be nostalgia but ... I believe the peak of user experience was Windows 98 sp2 when USB actually worked. I miss how you could hear the computer loading stuff when the HD made the arm moving sound. When it took time to open "My computer" you could hear the floppy drive looking for a floppy and the delay was fine becouse the reason was obvoius. I also miss the snappiness of Win32 GUIs just starting up in a heartbeat. No animations to hide bloat. If it crasched there was a blue screen and pushing the power button actually shuts down the PC power instantly. Oh, and spamming ctrl-alt-delete resets the computer.
Narishma 7y ago
Windows 95 runs on a 386 with 4 MB of RAM. No wonder it flies on a Pentium 4.