[IxDA Discuss] Latency

[Claude Knaus]

On 10/1/07, Jens Meiert <jens.meiert at erde3.com> wrote:
> 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.

Both are important. What you are saying is best effort practice. What
I was mentioning was that unbounded waiting (like when my machine
starts to swap in/out memory after a mouse click) is a terrible
experience. At least the window system should continue to remain
responsive.

-- Claude