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commit a46623ecc781e1802d03c57bd98cc1b1aa54d3e1
parent bf83343a8ac88ee01531951bc5d42b6120a898f1
Author: viznut_web <viznut_web@web>
Date:   Mon, 27 Jun 2022 16:34:20 +0200

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diff --git a/bloat.mdwn b/bloat.mdwn @@ -1,3 +1,3 @@ -Bloat refers to the presence of program code that is perceived as unnecessarily long, slow, or otherwise wasteful of resources. +**Bloat** refers to the presence of program code that is perceived as unnecessarily long, slow, or otherwise wasteful of resources. -**Wirth's law** is an adage on computer performance which states that [[software]] is getting slower more rapidly than [[hardware]] is becoming faster. +One formulation of bloat is [[Wirth's law]], a variant of [[Jevons paradox]]: software is getting slower more rapidly than hardware is getting faster.