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Re:Sublime Text 4 by fouric on Friday May 21, 2021 @05:40PM (#27240317)
> due to a lifelong habit of putting things away when I'm finished with them, I always close windows and quit applications when I'm done using them for my current task

...but that's not a need - that's a preference, a habit, with no root in any utility or tradeoff.

> but yes, I quit my browser every time I'm finished with my current browsing session

That puts you in the minority of tech users, at least, if not computer users in general.

Re:Sublime Text 4 by Nicksil on Friday May 21, 2021 @07:05PM (#27241038)
> That puts you in the minority of tech users, at least, if not computer users in general.

Is that an anecdote or is that assertion derived from some study?

I, too, close all windows/processes when I'm through with use. The overwhelming majority of people I've worked with have all done the same; of course that is anecdotal.