[dev] Bloat

From: Pierre Chapuis <catwell_AT_archlinux.us>
Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:26:46 +0100

There is probably no need to remind you how software
bloat increases with time, but I found this particularly
striking:

The entire Turbo Pascal 3.02 executable--the compiler and
IDE--was 39,731 bytes. Here are some things that Turbo Pascal
is smaller than, as of October 30, 2011:

[...]

The touch command under OS X Lion (44,016 bytes).


Source: http://prog21.dadgum.com/116.html

-- 
Pierre Chapuis
Received on Mon Oct 31 2011 - 10:26:46 CET

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