[Qt-interest] Are there any disadvantages with OT

[Jeffrey Brendecke]

> > Really? I think they do. I think most end users get really hacked off
> > with slow, bloaty programs. They just don't realise it could be better if
> > ******* management weren't so hell bent on releasing things faster and
> > faster.
>
> You and I and other programmers do.  More mainstream audience will put up
> with slow and bloaty if it looks great.  They take a look at a plain
> looking app and think it is boring without even clicking on the first
> thing.
The problem here is lack of eduction on the part of the audience.

Lean applications without all the unnecessary, wasteful eye-candy:

* are faster to design and develop
* are faster to optimize (i.e. faster to make faster)

... and most importantly:
* are faster to get right
* are easier to maintain
* require less resources (the trend has unfortunately to continue to bloat 
applications for the sake of eye-candy, leading to requiring higher powered 
hardware and more RAM to do essentially the same work).

And given that software developers tend to be costly, "faster" and "easier" 
and "less" as used above means:

"save money".

I think any business that were to base its production processes on the same 
sort of principles as its expectations of software would quickly go bankrupt.

Think about how much money and productivity is wasted simply for the sake of 
eye-candy.

Sincerely,

Jeffrey Brendecke

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