"Back in the days" I used to think 256KB of RAM on a modified Speccy was already plenty, and dreamt about getting one of those 256MB(!) PCs, which would open a

"Back in the days" I used to think 256KB of RAM on a modified Speccy was already plenty, and dreamt about getting one of those 256MB(!) PCs, which would open a _universe_ of opportunities. Heh, that was so naive - not because of it being possible in principle, but mostly because of all the bloat described in this article, plus misaligned business incentives. These days, writing any software that would fit within mere dozens of KBs like the famous .kkrieger (an entire better-than-original-Doom-looking FPS game!), seems almost out of reach. Although it's motivational to dream once again through projects like Redbean that everyone is posting about. But at the same time, I feel like unless you've lived through those times, it's sort of a "lost art" and is only appreciated by a vast minority these days. In other words, the whole idea of minimalism in software is not even thought about as something that existed/could exist (you can't imagine a yellow Jeep if you've never even heard of a Jeep..)