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The perceived performance for an average desktop has been pretty stagnant since, I don't know, at least the mid-nineties.
by nikanj 7y ago
The perceived performance for an average desktop has been pretty stagnant since, I don't know, at least the mid-nineties.
- spullara 7y agoSoftare expands to fill the CPU available.
- woadwarrior01 7y agoAKA Wirth’s Law[1]: “Software is getting slower more rapidly than hardware is becoming faster.” [1]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wirth%27s_law https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wirth%27s_law
- FeepingCreature 7y agoSoftware is being produced faster though.
- 6510 7y agoDidn't cars also follow that pattern?
- ajuc 7y agoThere was a huge perceived improvement when SSDs first appeared.