alt Hacker NewsAnd yet there's a difference between a cheaply made coat from an Asian sweat shop and one made with quality materials by a skilled tailor.
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solarisos • yesterday at 8:06 PM
Exactly. The 'Asian sweat shop' vs. 'skilled tailor' is a perfect analogy for the state of software today. We’ve optimized for speed of delivery (Zippos and fast fashion) but we’ve lost the durability and resource-efficiency that comes from a tailor-made approach.
It’s fascinating that in 2026, we’re needing more and more powerful hardware just to keep up with the bloat of basic applications, whereas the Seawolves devs were finding ways to squeeze 'art' out of 64 kilobytes.
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And a difference in price that amortizes about the same.