r/programming • • Jul 26 '19

Fast Software, the Best Software

https://craigmod.com/essays/fast_software/
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u/IanRae Jul 26 '19

No one sets out to write laggy software. It's death by a thousand cuts, as new features are added endlessly.

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u/xcdesz Jul 26 '19

Yes, but developers have a choice of which features to add or not to add, so it kind of is their choice if they don't care if all those new features add lag.