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Don’t get me wrong. I truly enjoy and would argue I get a sense of satisfaction of using fast and responsive software. However these opportunities are getting rare, and frankly I’m just bothering less to look now days. I remember this, for me personally, being such an important factor in chosing software. Less so now. Maybe it’s a sign of age, or perhaps it’s the prevalance of proprietary applications where there are few or no options. Think Slack or your favorite web based collaboration tool either only avaiable in the browser or kindly packaged - with webkit - as a standalone app.
I miss fast software. Software you’re excited to use simply because it’s refreshingly fast.
I’m trying to find two things here, what are example of fast software you use on a recurring basis that you would recommend, and how important performance really is now days. Especially when it comes at the expense of features or investment of time.
[1] https://fabiensanglard.net/silicone/
[2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25290118
I’ve only later in my life come to realize that for some advice to be fully appreciated and understood you have to live through them. As in you have to learn to appreciate them by experiencing them - often by not adhering to them. I realize if I have had a more open perspective around such advice at a younger age I would have saved myself a tremendous amount of time learning from others’ experiences. Since I still have a long way to go I realize there are still plenty of such nuggets out there which I (and others here) can learn from moving forward - assuming you actually don’t need to live through them to appreciate them.