Sentences with phrase «of feature bloat»

I'm a little disappointed that their previous kickstarter project still hasn't been released yet, but I guess when you receive over 8 times your initial funding request, a certain amount of feature bloat isn't that surprising.

But in software — and particularly in complex networked services like iCloud and Music — there are telling signs of feature bloat and mission drift.

This isn't merely adding more features to the product — we need to be wary of feature bloat, or adding functions and tools that people will never discover or use.

Not exact matches

This software can be old, bloated, and contain bits of code from features that publishers added over the years that can conflict with one another.

Facebook Messenger has become one of the most recognized and used messaging platforms in the world, but new features added over the years have made it a bloated travesty, filled to the brim with all sorts of extras most users don't really find necessary.

Beginning with The Landmark Thucydides (1996), Strassler has produced authoritative new editions of the major Greek historians that include copious maps for easy reference, a continuous chronology on every page, marginal chapter summaries, photographs of relevant archaeological materials, abundant footnotes (always illuminating, never bloated), and a comprehensive appendix featuring learned but accessible articles by prominent scholars.

Her most recent book, The Swift Diet: 4 Weeks to Mend the Belly, Lose the Weight, and Get Rid of the Bloat, with co-author Joseph Hooper features the latest science on the microbiome.

Bloated soft rock, cheesy soft soul / funk, laughable seventies goofballs, terrible lyrics, organ solos... if any other artist had done this (or, say, any of the feature artists like Paul Williams, the guy who wrote that Mupppets song) had come out with this album, it would have been ignored, or savaged.

I had gathered by this film's poster that maybe Mother's Day would not feel so bloated and useless as we're only seeing four actors featured as the face of the movie.

Having already sampled some of John Carpenter's bad «90s work, his largely derided return to feature filmmaking only sent me further in retreat, back to the «70s and «80s work that suggested him as one of the great, personal auteurs in an increasingly bloated mainstream landscape.

He did say, however, that «the light, amusing bits can not overcome the grinding, hectic emptiness, the bloated cynicism that is less a shortcoming of this particular film than a feature of the genre.»

Featuring a familiar subject and an iconic actor is not enough for a movie to come to life, and The Family is ultimately as lifeless and dull as any number of the characters whacked during its bloated running time.

Researching about Salesforce's feature bloat, I came across a list of useless bloats of Salesforce compiled by AdminHero's Brent Downey.

This means it gets a good number of features without becoming bloated with things you don't want and don't want to pay for either.

There are pros and cons to each, with LG, Samsung and Sony adding lots of additional features, but also adding more bloat.

Other topics featured during these events included: Advances in Canine Cancer Progressive Retinal Atrophy Gastric Dilation - Volvulus (Bloat), and Tick Talk This was our second year hosting this type of event and again it was an overwhelming success in terms of the numbers of people that joined us and spent time learning about key initiatives the Foundation is currently working on, as well as the face to face conversations with Foundation board members, Dr. Diane Brown and volunteers who had personal experiences caring and managing dogs afflicted by some of these diseases.

Zeboyd's «feature bloat» posting makes a lot of sense.

On the topic of feature creep and budget bloat, Roberts was eloquent in defense of the project.

Layers Extensions provide an amazing range of added functionality for your site, from portfolios and shop customization to more widgets and post types, allowing you to pick and choose only the features your project needs, reducing both bloat and overall cost.

The stripped down version offers a small download size, and while it includes most main features of Facebook, it removes a lot of the bloat that comes with the original Facebook app.

While many of you may continue to call Samsung Experience bloated, it is beloved by its fanbase for the many feature additions that it offers on top of Google's Android.

The result was a phone that saw fast software updates while still offering distinctive features, but without the sense of bloat that some rival handsets suffered.

«Our current wallet is becoming a bloated monstrosity, where you have no choice but to download and use all of our third - party features,» Murashchik admits.

That said, MIUI is one of the more popular Android customizations, and although it's a tad bloated, it packs in a lot of features and has its share of fans.

Unlike many phones that feel bloated with features the Zenfone 2 feels like it doesn't go out of its way to overwhelm you or your battery with these features, rather it lets the user explore deeper and deeper into the realm of possibilities that it holds.

Pei emphasized the back to basics philosophy of the project, that values «performance and battery life over gimmicks and bloated features.»

With our ROM, that means software that is open, customizable, and free of bloat and unnecessary features.

It gives all the key apps its own design as well as bloating up the software with a variety of Sony based features.

Battery life wins out over tons of features, and ease of use over feature bloat.

We don't want to see this feature bloated with all sorts of gestures, but it would be killer if you could scroll down a webpage or app using the sensor on the back.

As a Nexus 5 user, I'm a bit of a stock Android fan, largely because I've experienced deeply - skinned Android before and have found, while it adds some unique and interesting features, it brings plenty of bloat and arguably adds towards the perception that Android is a fragmented mess.

OneNote has tons of extras, including collaboration features, Android Wear and TouchID support, though again, some would call that feature bloat for an app about quickly jotting down notes.

And for all of the complaining we do about poorly implemented features, half - baked ideas and bloated software, we should be applauding a phone that simply does what it says it'll do, even if the list is shorter than what you get elsewhere.

OnePlus says that «we will be launching our own ROM in the near future» and will be «software that is open, customizable, and free of bloat and unnecessary features.»

This works because the KitKat OS can work with 512 RAM, but that is only possible with stock Android features, while the new update from Samsung contains hundreds of other upgrades meant for their bloat apps.

That's backed up by a really slick software experience that takes stock Android and adds in a handful of really useful customizations without bringing bloat or useless features.

As a consequence, the user interface has become bloated, and the sheer number of features means that Xiaomi isn't as agile as it used to be when it comes to delivering platform updates.

In addition to «standard» new features and enhancements, including background limits, autofill, smart text selection, picture - in - picture, Android instant apps, and a fully redesigned emoji set, you can also expect to get a «more friendly setting UI design», less bloat, and a number of other Asus - specific changes.

This seems to be a difficult place to reach in the smartphone world, as many bloated, feature - rich skins often run slow and feel heavy, but OnePlus has done an amazing job of designing its skin from the ground up to be fast and efficient.

Facebook Lite has only been around since June of 2015, but has already proven a popular alternative to the official Facebook app, long decried as bloated and unwieldy, and to unofficial Facebook apps that may suffer from issues, lack some essential features in the wake of Facebook closing off many third - party APIs in the past, or even become abandoned by their developers.

The free version does more than enough for basic users, but some of the cooler features such as hiding - bloat - unused apps and enacting gesture controls are Prime only.

That's likely thanks to serious optimization and the company's choice to not include bloated extra features but it results in a smooth performance that wouldn't be out of place on a much more expensive device.