This describes a problem I used to have perfectly.

For example, when I discovered multithreading, all my programs used it
in some way, even when it was unnecessary.

This might be the root of all the problems we are facing with computers
today: If we see a cool new feature, we have to find some way to use it.

I'm guessing it's just part of the geek mentality.
It would also explain why the <blink> tag went viral the moment someone
discovered it.

Perhaps there should be some sort of PSA about this for new programmers.

On Wed, Jul 20, 2016 at 03:20:50PM -0400, Steve Litt wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>I just found out about Wirth's Law:
>
>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wirth%27s_law
>
>Hey, I live in the 21st century, so I don't try to optimize out a
>kilobyte at a time. But I'm also not blind, so I know that Openbox plus
>dmenu is a whole lot quicker and snappier, even on modern computers,
>than KDE, Gnome or Unity.
>
>LOL, there's a certain mindset:
>
>* Look at all this room in the new house. Better buy some furniture to
> fill it up.
>
>* Look at all the money in my bank account. I'd better start spending.
>
>* Look at all the RAM and CPU in my computer. I'd better get some
> programs that use it all.
>
>* Look at this simple operating system on this powerful, capable
> hardware. I'd better make more complex software because I can.
>
>SteveT

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