Niklaus Wirth argued that rapid hardware improvements allowed inefficient and bloated software to remain usable.

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"Niklaus Wirth argued that rapid hardware improvements allowed inefficient and bloated software to remain usable."

Wirth explicitly linked software growth to the masking effect of faster hardware and argued for leaner software practices.

Source title A Plea for Lean Software

Source authors Niklaus Wirth

Source year 1995

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