Is bandwith plentiful to the point that using more is cheaper then making things more efficient? can more useful programs be delivered with current bandwidth capabilities and budget by spending less time of making communications less effficient but working more on front-end functionality? In many situations we have already witnessed where efficiency has been sacrificed somewhat for ease of development (Python,VB,OpenMP, etc.). Is the web not at the point where bandwith will be sacrificed for ease of development? How does the need for standards effect this as it does not affect other realms?
Sitting at the end of a low-quality rural dialup, I'm not yet convinced it's time to give up on efficiency on the internet.
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Is bandwith plentiful to the point that using more is cheaper then making things more efficient? can more useful programs be delivered with current bandwidth capabilities and budget by spending less time of making communications less effficient but working more on front-end functionality? In many situations we have already witnessed where efficiency has been sacrificed somewhat for ease of development (Python,VB,OpenMP, etc.). Is the web not at the point where bandwith will be sacrificed for ease of development? How does the need for standards effect this as it does not affect other realms? Sitting at the end of a low-quality rural dialup, I'm not yet convinced it's time to give up on efficiency on the internet.