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Updated Counterarguments (markdown)

gorhill 2014-09-20 08:55:04 -07:00
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Counterarguments.md

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#### Who care about efficiency, I have 8 GB
Doing more with less is a virtue in software. For users of µBlock, this means:
- Pages load faster
- Free to use [more filter lists](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Filter-lists:-gorhill):
- For instance, [ABP warns against using too many filter lists](https://adblockplus.org/en/getting_started#subscription): _"It is important to note that you should not add too many filterlists to Adblock Plus"_
- Longer battery life: each time unit, however small, in which the CPU is idle rather than churning translates into extended battery life.
- Free to use a blocker on less powerful devices
- For instance: [Reddit: _"ABP was a significant burden on my CPU"_](http://www.reddit.com/r/chromeos/comments/298jh1/just_a_tip_try_out_%C2%B5block_for_your_adblocking/)
- Free to use more extensions
Memory and CPU cycles are finite resources. A sure way for a developer to **not** be hired when being interviewed is to dismiss efficiency work because "memory is plentiful" or "CPU nowadays are fast enough".
I heard this argument so often from apologists of bloated software that I decided to give the counterargument its [own page](- [Who care about efficiency, I have 8 GB and/or a quad-core CPU](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Who-care-about-efficiency,-I-have-8-GB-and%7Cor-a-quad-core-CPU)
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#### Just use a hosts file