Electronic lifestyle: YouTube: ExplainingComputers

Self-tutoring about computers today and to come: the tutor mentions a video and a YouTube channel.

I ran across ExplainingComputers probably six or seven years ago. I forget the topic of the video I watched that time, but I realized the channel to be a valuable resource.

Today, YouTube suggested the video The Future of Consumer SBCs: Has the Pi bubble burst? by ExplainingComputers. I clicked it, and was drawn in. Besides much else covered therein, a particular point he makes is something I’ve noticed myself, but not everyone seems to mention: software bloat.

The host demonstrates, for instance, that a 2012 device that worked fine back then won’t necessarily be able to run the current version of a program that it used before. Or, if it can, it may do so noticeably slower. The reason he gives is that today’s version of the same program may likely need more resources than its original did.

Since I use a given computer for many years (typically), I’ve noticed this trend – especially with web browsers and websites.

The host mentions much more in the video than just software bloat.