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numpad0 on May 10, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: OpenBSD Desktop

Poor coding criticisms apply to almost every massively popular software. At this point it almost seems like a requirement to make it not too fast as to reduce user frustration and mental share by proxy.

bee_rider on May 10, 2024 [–]

IMO a more likely story is that companies that take time to write programs well get beat by their shovelware competition.

numpad0 on May 10, 2024 | [–]

But popular apps continue to be sluggish even after they had scaled. If faster apps made more, the first enhancement would be speed improvements.

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