Sometimes the things in life that are holding you back aren’t a lack of time, hard-earned skills, tools, or raw talent. If our minds are like computers, then it stands to reason that they sometimes need a little spring cleaning, too.

Big downloads and constant updates are now normal, but software doesn’t have to be bloated. Let’s break down the bloat tax, and what it looks like to build leaner software again.

A look at why “Linux doesn’t support XYZ” is usually the wrong framing. Multiplayer, anti-cheat, and creative apps aren’t blocked by Linux capabilities so much as vendor decisions.