This describes a problem I used to have perfectly. For example, when I discovered multithreading, all my programs used it in some way, even when it was unnecessary.
This might be the root of all the problems we are facing with computers today: If we see a cool new feature, we have to find some way to use it. I'm guessing it's just part of the geek mentality. It would also explain why the <blink> tag went viral the moment someone discovered it. Perhaps there should be some sort of PSA about this for new programmers. On Wed, Jul 20, 2016 at 03:20:50PM -0400, Steve Litt wrote:
Hi all, I just found out about Wirth's Law: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wirth%27s_law Hey, I live in the 21st century, so I don't try to optimize out a kilobyte at a time. But I'm also not blind, so I know that Openbox plus dmenu is a whole lot quicker and snappier, even on modern computers, than KDE, Gnome or Unity. LOL, there's a certain mindset: * Look at all this room in the new house. Better buy some furniture to fill it up. * Look at all the money in my bank account. I'd better start spending. * Look at all the RAM and CPU in my computer. I'd better get some programs that use it all. * Look at this simple operating system on this powerful, capable hardware. I'd better make more complex software because I can. SteveT
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