forrestbaer

You understand the difference it makes to YOU as a developer, not the user! We don't need more features, we need lightweight software that everyone can use, that was the point of the article.

Your correlation between iteration cost to net positive for users is completely false. It might be a net positive for developers but certainly not users. You sound like the kind of developer who has only ever worked with an electric screwdriver. Loading 2 megs of javascript so you don't have to redirect and open a dropdown is NOT a benefit to the user.

Relevant: http://suckless.org/philosophy/

Interesting!

Yes that makes sense, I wish there was a market for these kinds of systems at the arduino form factor / cost point with more of a hobbyist bent.

Does anyone make a c64-ish SOC with SID style sound limitations, HDMI out, 1/8" audio out, 8-16 GPIO pins, good documentation and development environment (C/ASM)? I wish a simple (restrictive) mid-range system like this existed to develop on as a hobbyist. The Pi is too much, arduino doesn't have the "fun" (interesting sound chip, built in outputs, marketing/documentation).. Does anything like this exist?