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Name: Anonymous 2012-10-11 9:47

unix over multics
linux over minix, bsd, plan9, beos
x86 over risc
dc over a
java over smalltalk

http and c++ are good examples, but I don't know what the alternatives were

worse is better forces (evolutionary pressures/economic constraints that lead to local maximums because they are better in the short term):
compatibility
portability
time to market
familiarity (in UI and programming languages)

Name: Anonymous 2012-10-15 12:33

>>39
We've already had this discussion. No, it isn't necessarily.

Name: Anonymous 2012-10-16 11:11

/prog/ over Reddit.

Name: Anonymous 2012-10-16 11:31

Dynamic Typing over Static Typing
GC over static reachability analysis.

Name: Anonymous 2012-10-16 11:34

voice recognition over typing

Name: Anonymous 2012-10-16 12:03

>>43
fuck off and die, vroom vroom worse-is-better faggot

Name: Anonymous 2012-10-16 12:10

>>43
premature optimization over readability

Name: Anonymous 2012-10-16 12:15

>>43
Native binaries over bytecode JIT compilation

Name: Anonymous 2012-10-16 12:17

>>47
fuck off JIT fagstorm

Name: Anonymous 2012-10-16 12:21

>>48
Profiling and manual hints over JIT compilation

Name: Anonymous 2012-10-16 13:47

>>49
JIT compilation over native binaries.

Name: Anonymous 2012-10-17 10:12

>>50
Enjoy your under-performing hard-to-audit shit.

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