Drew DeVault • 1/8/2020

Following up on "Hello world"

The author reflects on a previous controversial article comparing 'Hello World' programs across languages. This follow-up clarifies the intent was to critique the growing complexity and abstraction in software, not to provide benchmarks. It discusses binary bloat, syscalls, runtime perceptions, and the trend of piling on abstractions without regard for performance or resource use, touching on web technologies and Electron apps.

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#programming languages #assembly #compilers