← Back to context Comment by poisonfountain 11 hours ago This engine is not optimised for performance. It's using CSS, after all. 12 comments poisonfountain Reply Insanity 11 hours ago Yeah this is a case of “not the right tool for the job”.It is awesome though. jedberg 10 hours ago Of course, but you'd think after 30 years the compute power should be enough to overcome any lack of optimization. It's a testament to the engineering that went into the original Quake engine. culi 9 hours ago Decades of optimizing a toaster to make better toast will not make the toaster any better at making meatloaf qmr 11 minutes ago Toaster you say?https://philip.greenspun.com/humor/eecs-difference-explained billfor 11 minutes ago We haven't had a toaster that makes better toast since 1997 (Sunbeam radiant control). libria 7 hours ago Is this the right analogy? The product is the same, the appliance is different.It should be "Decades of inventions from toasters to IOT AI Smart Air Fryers will not make better toast than the original"But I'd argue the IOT AI Smart Air Fryer should make really good toast. Which is what GP is saying. 2 replies → rustystump 9 hours ago I am on the ground. This is great.Still, why css is as slow as it is given what tech like imgui can do is a little wild. 2 replies →
jedberg 10 hours ago Of course, but you'd think after 30 years the compute power should be enough to overcome any lack of optimization. It's a testament to the engineering that went into the original Quake engine. culi 9 hours ago Decades of optimizing a toaster to make better toast will not make the toaster any better at making meatloaf qmr 11 minutes ago Toaster you say?https://philip.greenspun.com/humor/eecs-difference-explained billfor 11 minutes ago We haven't had a toaster that makes better toast since 1997 (Sunbeam radiant control). libria 7 hours ago Is this the right analogy? The product is the same, the appliance is different.It should be "Decades of inventions from toasters to IOT AI Smart Air Fryers will not make better toast than the original"But I'd argue the IOT AI Smart Air Fryer should make really good toast. Which is what GP is saying. 2 replies → rustystump 9 hours ago I am on the ground. This is great.Still, why css is as slow as it is given what tech like imgui can do is a little wild. 2 replies →
culi 9 hours ago Decades of optimizing a toaster to make better toast will not make the toaster any better at making meatloaf qmr 11 minutes ago Toaster you say?https://philip.greenspun.com/humor/eecs-difference-explained billfor 11 minutes ago We haven't had a toaster that makes better toast since 1997 (Sunbeam radiant control). libria 7 hours ago Is this the right analogy? The product is the same, the appliance is different.It should be "Decades of inventions from toasters to IOT AI Smart Air Fryers will not make better toast than the original"But I'd argue the IOT AI Smart Air Fryer should make really good toast. Which is what GP is saying. 2 replies → rustystump 9 hours ago I am on the ground. This is great.Still, why css is as slow as it is given what tech like imgui can do is a little wild. 2 replies →
billfor 11 minutes ago We haven't had a toaster that makes better toast since 1997 (Sunbeam radiant control).
libria 7 hours ago Is this the right analogy? The product is the same, the appliance is different.It should be "Decades of inventions from toasters to IOT AI Smart Air Fryers will not make better toast than the original"But I'd argue the IOT AI Smart Air Fryer should make really good toast. Which is what GP is saying. 2 replies →
rustystump 9 hours ago I am on the ground. This is great.Still, why css is as slow as it is given what tech like imgui can do is a little wild. 2 replies →
Yeah this is a case of “not the right tool for the job”.
It is awesome though.
Of course, but you'd think after 30 years the compute power should be enough to overcome any lack of optimization. It's a testament to the engineering that went into the original Quake engine.
Decades of optimizing a toaster to make better toast will not make the toaster any better at making meatloaf
Toaster you say?
https://philip.greenspun.com/humor/eecs-difference-explained
We haven't had a toaster that makes better toast since 1997 (Sunbeam radiant control).
Is this the right analogy? The product is the same, the appliance is different.
It should be "Decades of inventions from toasters to IOT AI Smart Air Fryers will not make better toast than the original"
But I'd argue the IOT AI Smart Air Fryer should make really good toast. Which is what GP is saying.
2 replies →
I am on the ground. This is great.
Still, why css is as slow as it is given what tech like imgui can do is a little wild.
2 replies →