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In The Anti-iPhone Linus argues that you don't really need a flagship phone for everyday use, I believe that's the future for computers also. We're building faster CPU's to run bloat.
Faster is not necessarily better.
I tend to agree with him. Weβve forgotten how to write good non-bloat software π
I tend to agree with him. Weβve forgotten how to write good non-bloat software π
Problem is, makers stop releasing updates which forces users to upgrade, at least to another entry level phone.
I guess the question is, are we building faster machines to run bloat, or are developers getting lazy because of the speed of machines and producing more bloat? Probably a bit of both.
@eldersnake Depends on what you understand by lazy. I don't believe bloat is consequence of laziness, It's a consequence of misunderstanding. Understating is done tru observation, hence effortless. Only when you add effort there is "laziness".
@laz\n\n> Problem is, makers stop releasing updates which forces users to upgrade, at least to another entry level phone.\n\nI'm not 100% sure it's planned obsolescence but chances are pretty high it is.\n\nHere's a good video on the topic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5v8D-alAKE
@adi Man, you went all philosophical there π€£ I appreciate that you make me think though. \nI guess when I think of "lazy" in this context I'm thinking of devs who don't take the time and effort to understand; who create software and think because its fast on their new shiny machine that its fine, or think that lack of bloat means lack of features. Lack of bloat doesn't necessarily mean lack of features. \nyarnd for example has a decent amount of functionality, but screams along on my RPi, barely creating a resource dent. Imagine if it had of been hacked together with framework upon framework and stuffed with jQuery UI or something. I shudder to think π
@eldersnake> Iβm thinking of devs who donβt take the time and effort to understand;\n\nI just explained how understanding works. ππ \n \n> Understating is done tru observation, hence effortless. Only when there's effort there's "lazines"
@adi still getting my head around that one π€£
@eldersnake I don't believe "thinking" as we commonly believe of it, as an act or action fits reality. Understanding comes from observation, not as goal in itself.
@adi interesting π€ food for thought ! Or food for observation ?π
@eldersnake Depends on you understand by "interesting".\n\n> Food for observation\n\nVery well said!