So trueWe wouldn't need SE if programmers would write good code.
I'm aghast at just how bad a lot of programs are now. Previously I was developing using TI's Code Composer Studio version 8.x. It's no longer supported so "upgraded" to 9.3 64-bit. At first launch it uses over 1GB of memory. 1GB!!! And it leaks terribly so after a few hours it's using 2GB! I figured out the cause of the leak and alerted TI but they don't seem to care.
Google Chrome routinely uses over 1GB of memory for all it's various processes and services. It's a freakin' web browser and it gobbles memory and CPU like no tomorrow.
The new version of Matlab uses over 1GB and is noticeably slower than the version from 2006 I was using.
The new version of OrCad uses copious memory and is noticeably slower than the old version.
I long for the days of C++ and COM or whatever it was called when programs were lean and fast. Now everything is Java and bloated and slow and no one seems to care. It's all about adding features that no one will use at the expense of core functionality and performance.
We need a fundamental paradigm change.
We need every Java or C# or other bullshit language to be forbiden... mandatory C++ everywhere
Chrome is C++ though
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