I don’t care about the memory my programs gobble up because we’re not in the fucking 80s where we have to fight for every kilobyte. I don’t care about building

I don’t care about the memory my programs gobble up because we’re not in the fucking 80s where we have to fight for every kilobyte. I don’t care about building abstractions on top of abstractions because we’re not building code to last centuries, we’re just trying to last for about a year or two before we do a completely different solution. You might as well ask why modern architects build thin crappy glass buildings instead of solid stone structures that last for a millennia. Simple: we have better engineering knowledge of materials and techniques so that we can build things to last just long enough for when we want to replace them, and with the least amount of effort and material required while still being within safety tolerances. We do not need to overbuild. You overbuild only when you need something to last a very long undefined amount of time or you don’t know what the fuck you’re doing so you play it safe.