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Do software programmers really worry too much about optimization? If that's the case, why are so many programs slow as a crippled sloth? Why does it take 10 sec
by cia_plant 18y ago
Do software programmers really worry too much about optimization? If that's the case, why are so many programs slow as a crippled sloth? Why does it take 10 seconds to open a freaking email client, when 1980s technology can do this in less time than is humanly noticeable?
- gaius 18y agoWell, no, they don't bother, because people keep telling them that hardware is cheap and they're too expensive to work on anything that isn't new features.
- lallysingh 18y agoThat's got more to do with the size of all the frameworks & libraries loaded in, than the actual code of the app. A modern desktop app has a lot more expected of it than one from the 1980s (GUI, copy-paste with styled text & embedded objects, drag & drop, undo, etc), and that code costs time to link in, use, and let run.