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Microsoft's new Outlook takes 10 seconds to do what Outlook Classic does instantly on Windows (www.windowslatest.com)
submitted 3 months ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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New Outlook takes 10 seconds to show an email after clicking a Windows 11 notification. Outlook Classic does it instantly.

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[–] 39 points 3 months ago* (3 children)

This is the same with most software today.

We have extraordinarily fast computers and we still have to wait for shit to happen like it’s 1993.

I’m a dev: the problem as I see it has been the focus on “developer productivity “. This means adopting practices that are not consumer friendly.

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  • [–] 13 points 3 months ago

    The predominant attitude in software development for a while also took user hardware for granted.

    You didn't need to optimise for memory and CPU usage, because computers are so powerful now, and memory was plentiful that it wasn't anything you needed to concern yourself with, except in the extreme case.

    Whereas in 1993, you were much more constrained, so had to squeeze things in to make it run well, or at all.

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