22 Feb
2016
22 Feb
'16
3:25 p.m.
If I cared about PostgreSQL I would; testing on slow/small machines is
a very effective way to keep developers honest, instead of hiding
algorithmic sins behind "hit it with enough hardware speed it's not
visible" - not visible, that is, until it goes into production with a
large job.
Absolutely! This is a neglected concept. It applies equally to front end
development, which is awash with bloat and resource wastage (hi Chrome!)
It's one of the reasons (there are others) I no longer track NetBSD:
they've dropped that.
So has Minix 3 - last I checked, x86 & ARM only - what's the point of