Bloat in software: The dark side ofnthe Force

Posted by abmmgb on Tuesday March 10, 2026 @06:57AM
from the self-post dept.

There are so many saas that are hideously bloated, it has become common sense that ‘lightweight’ would in itself be the ‘product’. Bit we don’t see it. Is FOMO greater power than contrarian thinking?

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Re:Bloat in software: The dark side ofnthe Force by functionmouse on Tuesday March 10, 2026 @08:01AM (#47322066)

Light software is a state of mind. Enlightenment is no commodity.

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Re:Bloat in software: The dark side ofnthe Force by javadhu on Tuesday March 10, 2026 @07:11AM (#47321667)

The most famous example is Nextjs, which is a framework over a framework built over a framework.

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