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I think you misunderstand. The parent was asking for examples of bloated code. I was providing examples. I actually /do/ use other browsers like Midori, w3m, a
by mondoshawan 11y ago
I think you misunderstand. The parent was asking for examples of bloated code. I was providing examples.
I actually /do/ use other browsers like Midori, w3m, and surf. The problem doesn't disappear, though, because it's up to all of us writing code to be better at it.
- ZenoArrow 11y agoNot all code bases need to be minimal to be valid. Some people like having the features you class as superfluous. So long as you have the option to choose software that suits your taste there's not really much of a problem. I, for one, am glad that the web continues to evolve beyond its original design, clearly that's not something you're as interested in, both viewpoints are valid.
- mondoshawan 11y agoSo my point here isn't that I feel those features are superfluous, but that that including them wholesale into the web browsing application directly is bloat -- it would be better served to produce separate applications specialized for those features. Bookmarks, for instance, can be handled in a much cleaner and portable way than isolating them to the specific browser implementation. The same can be said for history, authentication, and so on. Also, to be fair, I wasn't arguing for minimal codebases -- that was your point. I was providing examples for the GP.
- XorNot 11y agoAnd this is where I'm bored with bloat rants. "Software X is bloated! <lists 5 common features everybody uses daily>"