[IxDA Discuss] Latency

[Jens Meiert]

Claude Knaus wrote:
> However, if the expected waiting time is short, like latency on a
> mouse click, it is a problem if there is no prompt feedback. It is a
> shame that today's operating systems did not adopt real-time
> scheduling from operating systems like the Amiga OS. In my opinion,
> user interaction imposes real-time constraints on feedback as a
> requirement.

True, but rather should /avoiding/ latency be a critical software design principle.


Yishay wrote:
> Gift wrapping is latency. But is it useless? No. we all love our gifts
> wrapped because this is the added value; we like to wait until we are
> allowed to open our gifts.

That's an interesting issue, gifts certainly mean an exception …!

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