Fibers aren’t useful for much any more; there’s just one corner of it that remains useful for a reason unrelated to fibers

Fibers were the new hotness back in 1996, but the initial excitement was gradually met with the realizations that fibers are awful. Gor Nishanov has a fantastic write-up of the history of fibers and why they suck. Of particular note is that nearly all of the original proponents of fibers subsequently abandoned them. The post Fibers aren’t useful for much any more; there’s just one corner of it that remains useful for a reason unrelated to fibers appeared first on The Old New Thing....

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