>Re: New products should be more efficient, not heavier.
>Based on this idea, we could all be running Windows NT 4.0 with 286's with 1 Mb RAM and a 20 Mb hard drive. New Features=Heavier. That's the way it has always been and there are good reasons for this fact.
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>Joe
New Features = Heavier... I agree this is the way it's traditionally been, i.e. JUST getting new features, and no efficiency improvements to offset the bloat.
One elegant definition of progress (by Buckminster Fuller I believe) is, doing more with less. This goal can benefit developers just as much as any other walk of life.
Regards. Al
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