Smartphones could last 5-times longer “if the software was written using an efficient language.” Programmers have “no incentive to improve their software.”
https://semiengineering.com/a-highly-wasteful-industry/
It’s much, much worse. Bloat and waste IS the product. The more bloat and waste, the more people are forced to upgrade. Programmers are thus highly incentivized to create the most bloatware possible. The tech industry thrives by killing the environment.
Gerry McGovern /
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2024-04-29 16:26:08
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