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Comment author: knb 09 December 2013 11:06:07PM *  5 points [-]

Wirth's Law:

Wirth's law is a computing adage made popular by Niklaus Wirth in 1995. It states that "software is getting slower more rapidly than hardware becomes faster."

Is Wirth's Law still in effect? Most of the examples I've read about are several years old.

ETA: I find it interesting that Wirth's Law was apparently a thing for decades (known since the 1980s, supposedly) but seems to be over. I'm no expert though, I just wonder what changed.

Comment author: Waffle_Iron 13 December 2013 05:59:46AM 1 point [-]

This seems to be true for video game consoles. Possibly because good graphics make better ads than short loading times.