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Re:30 years later, QBasic is still the best by TeMPOraL on Thursday May 05, 2016 @03:37PM (#11639093)
So that you know it worked. Even without looking at the small display that also usually changes in response.

This is what I miss about older technology - especially dumbphones. The input always worked, and always worked with the same timing. I could operate my Sony Ericsson K800i without looking at the screen because my brain memorized the sequences of buttons and timings of common operations. Joystick press, up, up, press, down, press, wait about a second, press, done. Compare with Android phones which routinely ignore or misinterpret input ("that was a swipe, not a press!"), and hang at unpredictable moments for unpredictable amount of time (usually also ignoring input while hung).

Re:30 years later, QBasic is still the best by copperx on Thursday May 05, 2016 @08:11PM (#11640720)
Input lag is the mortal sin of UI design, and it's ignored everywhere except on dedicated appliances (touch phone, microwave, fridge). Instant response is not a given. I wish OS designers treated the user as a real-time system with hard deadlines.
Re:30 years later, QBasic is still the best by nsxwolf on Thursday May 05, 2016 @06:56PM (#11640330)
But I can't microwave something late at night without waking the whole house up!
Re:30 years later, QBasic is still the best by TeMPOraL on Thursday May 05, 2016 @07:01PM (#11640360)
Your keys are actually louder than the microwave itself? :o.

(At least every microwave I ever operated was pretty loud when cooking.)

Re:30 years later, QBasic is still the best by nsxwolf on Friday May 13, 2016 @09:54AM (#11690405)
The magnetron fan is white noise, but the beeps are shrill and piercing.