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> We need more optimization in this industry. The Windows 11 context menu lag (and overall Windows bloat) is a product of Conway's law. Microsoft creates bloat
by tazu 2y ago
> We need more optimization in this industry.
The Windows 11 context menu lag (and overall Windows bloat) is a product of Conway's law. Microsoft creates bloated software because it's a monopoly. So, "optimization" in this case would essentially be antitrust action.
- michaelmior 2y agoI think the other piece going into it is that hardware keeps getting faster. I would imagine especially so the hardware of the average Windows developer. If something doesn't generally appear to be slow to those building it, they're unlikely to spend a lot of time optimizing.
- tazu 2y agoI'm a fan of including benchmarks in CI pipelines. The Windows developers should have a historical record [1] of the performance degradation and be forced to look at it daily. [1]: https://x.com/jmmv/status/1671670996921896960 https://x.com/jmmv/status/1671670996921896960
- juliangoldsmith 2y agoTo be fair, that machine is pretty high-spec for NT 3.51, given that the minimum requirements are 12 MB RAM and a 386 (which tops out at 40 MHz). It'd certainly be nice to see that kind of performance in newer Windows versions, though.
- darby_nine 2y ago> I think the other piece going into it is that hardware keeps getting faster. It's also that you're expected to update windows whether or not they've actually improved performance. Why would microsoft prioritize that when the bulk of their sales are driven by other concerns, like enterprise sales and what some might call basic functionality (e.g. Windows Defender, when it was first released). Hell, now they're moving to a service model and there's even less reason to court consumers directly.
- lawn 2y agoEvery other website is a mess of bloated and slow JavaScript code, both large and small sites alike. I think the explanation isn't quite as simple as you make it seem.