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I can't think of a more bloated way to communicate than putting a browser in the middle. For some quick numbers, compare web browser input latency to terminal [
by wwfn 2y ago
I can't think of a more bloated way to communicate than putting a browser in the middle. For some quick numbers, compare web browser input latency to terminal [0] where one might run an IRC client. Even emacs [1,2] is fast and light in comparison.
[0] https://beuke.org/terminal-latency/#:~:text=6.2-,firefox%20(121.0.1-1),-10.3 https://beuke.org/terminal-latency/#:~:text=6.2-,firefox%20(...
[1] https://danluu.com/term-latency/#:~:text=terminal.app%20and%20emacs-eshell%20are%20at%20roughly%205ms%20unloaded%2C%20small%20enough%20that%20many%20people%20wouldn%E2%80%99t%20notice https://danluu.com/term-latency/#:~:text=terminal.app%20and%...
[2] https://pavelfatin.com/typing-with-pleasure/#:~:text=0.8-,Emacs,19.2,-5.3 https://pavelfatin.com/typing-with-pleasure/#:~:text=0.8-,Em...
- nightpool 2y agoOkay, but it's still a generalization. Most people don't care at all about the issues you mention