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> most software seems to typically get only heavier over time! It's often the case for end-user applications, but I find that most languages/runtimes tend to g
by guggle 5y ago
> most software seems to typically get only heavier over time!
It's often the case for end-user applications, but I find that most languages/runtimes tend to get better with time (and work of course !). There's a similar trend with the PHP runtime.
- MaxBarraclough 5y agoThat rule of thumb applies to the web too. Browsers keep getting faster, websites keep getting slower.
- cogman10 5y agoI can't think of a language/runtime that has actually gotten slower with time. The nearest I can really point to is the uptick in compile time that happens with languages like Rust/C++ every so often. That's not really a "language is slower" problem though.
- kzrdude 5y agorustc's trend the last twenty releases has been that the compiler is getting faster. I guess every dependency is slowly growing in size, offsetting this in your perception? The compiler benchmarks are of course held constant to be able to compare releases. See the perf website https://perf.rust-lang.org/dashboard.html https://perf.rust-lang.org/dashboard.html