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Microsoft's new Outlook takes 10 seconds to do what Outlook Classic does instantly on Windows
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This is the same with most software today.
We have extraordinarily fast computers and we still have to wait for shit to happen like it’s 1993.
I’m a dev: the problem as I see it has been the focus on “developer productivity “. This means adopting practices that are not consumer friendly.
The predominant attitude in software development for a while also took user hardware for granted.
You didn't need to optimise for memory and CPU usage, because computers are so powerful now, and memory was plentiful that it wasn't anything you needed to concern yourself with, except in the extreme case.
Whereas in 1993, you were much more constrained, so had to squeeze things in to make it run well, or at all.
Doesn't it also have to go through the process of collecting all the data it can possibly get?
The current practices are to make software faster to create, not to use.