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Re:OpenBSD Desktop by numpad0 on Friday May 10, 2024 @03:34PM (#40322995)
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.
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Re:OpenBSD Desktop by bee_rider on Friday May 10, 2024 @04:17PM (#40323381)
IMO a more likely story is that companies that take time to write programs well get beat by their shovelware competition.
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Re:OpenBSD Desktop by numpad0 on Friday May 10, 2024 @06:30PM (#40324373)
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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