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Program speed is like traffic. Build more lanes, and you will get more traffic. People will tolerate a 30 minute drive like they will tolerate a 1 second startu
by Gigachad 3y ago
Program speed is like traffic. Build more lanes, and you will get more traffic. People will tolerate a 30 minute drive like they will tolerate a 1 second startup time.
There is no point spending resources making it faster when users would rather something that is more reliable or has greater capabilities. As long as you keep it fast enough.
- mcv 3y agoThe problem is that often it's not fast enough. It's always just a bit too slow, and when computers get faster, they get more bloatware processes to keep them still just a bit too slow.