There’s never a “good” reason for bloat.
Comment on Would the internet be significantly faster if there wasn't so much farming of metadata / cookies?
shnurr@fludiblu.xyz 1 year ago
Well if you just try to load a news website with and without an ad blocker you will usually notice a huge difference. So yes.
But also, technology has become much more complex compare to the beginning of the internet. So every piece of software is more bloated than it used to be, sometimes for a good reason, sometimes less so.
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 1 year ago
WoodenBleachers@lemmy.basedcount.com 1 year ago
Production time. “Bloat” means quicker turnaround but less efficient code
Khalmoon@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Thank you, I wasn’t sure if I was just getting impatient with websites and not appreciating how far we’ve come since DSL. It’s made sense in my head but it always felt like a mildy dumb question