> But this is why machines now need 16GB of ram and four cores to run the calculator. This has more to do with the fact that the web stack has become the de-fa

> But this is why machines now need 16GB of ram and four cores to run the calculator. This has more to do with the fact that the web stack has become the de-facto app development platform, and thus we inherit the bloat and optimization oversights of that platform. You're not going to make a 16GB calculator just because you personally prefer copies over shared ownership in a language that gives you the tools to avoid bloat in a myriad of ways.