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Re:Challenging projects every programmer should try by wiseowise on Tuesday December 26, 2023 @05:28AM (#38770493)
> This is also the reason a computer with 4GB of RAM can't run Gmail and Spotify at the same time.

That’s demands for faster delivery of software and ridiculous demands on user experience.

Does looking down on higher level devs make you feel superior or something like that?

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Re:Challenging projects every programmer should try by angra_mainyu on Tuesday December 26, 2023 @07:31AM (#38771233)
> That’s demands for faster delivery of software and ridiculous demands on user experience.

Absolutely not. It's about bloat. Many times people "just want to code" or eschew optimizing repeating the mantra that "premature optimization is the root of all evil" that you often end up with bloated software.

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