A few extra seconds of app startup time or an extra frame of latency in your terminal is a small price to pay for the absolutely massive difference in functionality of newer apps.
It’s fun to see how fast apps were when everything was extremely simple, but you can’t dismiss the fact that it was orders of magnitude less capable than modern software.
The bottom line is that modern apps are fast enough. I’ve never once thought that my terminal latency is too slow or that a few extra seconds of app startup time made a any impact on my day whatsoever.
The difference between the fastest and slowest terminals on that list is less than 30ms, or 3/100ths of a second. Literally less than a blink of an eye. It’s a fun study and enjoyed the article, but the reality is that it just doesn’t matter at all.
Anyone suggesting that computers felt faster a decade ago is misremembering the past. Try using a 2008-era computer with a mechanical HDD and you’ll quickly realize that apps did not launch faster back in the day.
It’s fun to see how fast apps were when everything was extremely simple, but you can’t dismiss the fact that it was orders of magnitude less capable than modern software.
The bottom line is that modern apps are fast enough. I’ve never once thought that my terminal latency is too slow or that a few extra seconds of app startup time made a any impact on my day whatsoever.
The difference between the fastest and slowest terminals on that list is less than 30ms, or 3/100ths of a second. Literally less than a blink of an eye. It’s a fun study and enjoyed the article, but the reality is that it just doesn’t matter at all.
Anyone suggesting that computers felt faster a decade ago is misremembering the past. Try using a 2008-era computer with a mechanical HDD and you’ll quickly realize that apps did not launch faster back in the day.