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>Faster, more capable hardware hasn't necessarily made modern software better. In many cases the opposite: apps are slow and gobble up computer resources with n
by warrenm 5y ago
>Faster, more capable hardware hasn't necessarily made modern software better. In many cases the opposite: apps are slow and gobble up computer resources with no restraints.
Not exactly a new phenomenon: applications always grow to exploit new features offered to them
- open-source-ux 5y agoYes, that's very true. But in the 90s, both developers and users would not tolerate slow or memory-hungry apps. The hardware and memory constraints meant developers chose languages and tools for that purpose. Today, developers choose languages and tools that suit their comfort first. The user's comfort often takes secondary consideration.