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==Solutions==
==Solutions==
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{{talk|TODO: mention somewhere: Code bloat is often a bigger resource-hog than ''feature bloat'' (the oft-cited excuse for why programs become big i.e. the "mozilla is big because your needs are big" narrative).{{pbr}}~ example of what not to do: [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id{{=}}18574#c72 mozilla removing `libmng` and calling it "bloat" despite it only taking 300kb] {{pbr}}~ gotta tell em, don't be penny-wise and pound-foolish}}


==Petitions==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [https://www.positech.co.uk/cliffsblog/2022/06/05/code-bloat-has-become-astronomical/ Code bloat has become astronomical]
* [article] [https://www.positech.co.uk/cliffsblog/2022/06/05/code-bloat-has-become-astronomical/ Code bloat has become astronomical]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YpFGkG-u1w Where Does Bad Code Come From? - YouTube]
* [video] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YpFGkG-u1w Where Does Bad Code Come From?]
* [podcast] [https://changelog.com/gotime/246 "Avoiding bloat, with Egon Elbre & Roger Peppe"]