In fact, it perversely proves the point. If 99.9% of apps aren't caring about performance - that's probably why my $2000 computer is slow to open a text file.
I want all of my applications to be well performant. Using the modern web is an atrocious experience most of the time. It's strange when I stumble upon a mostly-unchanged "web 2.0" era site. It loads instantly, like, shockingly fast. It doesn't have all the SPA widgets and "interactivity" but it works, loads extremely fast, and doesn't turn my computer's fans on.
My computer is several orders of magnitude faster than my computer from 2001. Yet the applications I want to use feel slower.
People say that programmer productivity is more important than efficiency, I don't think programmers are more productive. We've just lowered the bar.
I don't think this is a sincere rebuttal at all.
In fact, it perversely proves the point. If 99.9% of apps aren't caring about performance - that's probably why my $2000 computer is slow to open a text file.
I want all of my applications to be well performant. Using the modern web is an atrocious experience most of the time. It's strange when I stumble upon a mostly-unchanged "web 2.0" era site. It loads instantly, like, shockingly fast. It doesn't have all the SPA widgets and "interactivity" but it works, loads extremely fast, and doesn't turn my computer's fans on.
My computer is several orders of magnitude faster than my computer from 2001. Yet the applications I want to use feel slower.
People say that programmer productivity is more important than efficiency, I don't think programmers are more productive. We've just lowered the bar.