Software disenchantment (tonsky.me)
from agilob@programming.dev to programming@programming.dev on 23 Oct 2023 15:28
https://programming.dev/post/4805969

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DeadlineX@lemm.ee on 25 Oct 2023 18:51 next collapse

That is a bold ui design for someone saying how bad the web is nowadays.

Though it is a bit reminiscent of geocities so I guess it tracks with the idea that modern software is worse than old software.

agilob@programming.dev on 25 Oct 2023 19:18 collapse

JavaScript bad.

unexpectedteapot@lemmy.ml on 29 Oct 2023 01:44 next collapse

It’s like the other comments are living in a parallel universe.

What part of the article did they actually read? Isn’t the Slack/Electron resource utilisation screenshot enough to prove an important point?

No, Electron-based applications are not better than “they used to be.”

We all fucking know why Electron got all of these companies interested in making applications with it: cheap, probably imported labour to build applications. That’s it. And no, it is not better “DX” either. NPM and the NodeJS ecosystem in general are toxic and unsustainable for larger applications.

otl@lemmy.sdf.org on 30 Oct 2023 08:22 collapse

Isn’t the Slack/Electron resource utilisation screenshot enough to prove an important point?

For most people: no.

They work around it. They buy new hardware and they’re not sure why. There’s massive business in selling people new computers (I’m including smartphones here).

For most in the tech industry: no.

Their job depends on them not understanding and/or not caring about this stuff. If they did care and acted on it, they risk losing a job to the next person who is happy to go “yes, sir”, write more shit, and add it to the pile.

MajorHavoc@lemmy.world on 30 Oct 2023 13:38 collapse

we’re wasting computers at an unprecedented scale.

Edit: I hate to see anyone calling out others on their “waste”. I did that a lot when I was a younger professional, and I have since learned many good reasons for what I previously considered waste.

Reason for edit: Refocused my comment on myself, beacuse my reaction to that phrasing is really about myself.