superfluous practices (Discuss)

[Nightwalker83]

Hi,

All of us here being interested in I.T. because of work, hobby, etc must wonder why there seem to be some superfluous functions, etc in newer versions of software, etc when the older version seemed to carryout what the new function appears to do without all the extra crap.

Now I am sure many of you have your own examples but here is one that I have encounter while studying web design! In 2004 Macromedia released Dream Weaver 2004 MX. To create Flash Buttons was simple using the built-in function via the menu in the program. Back then it also did not output an external file to accompany the button/s.

However, in 2007/2008 with CS3/CS4 whenever, you create a flash button now it is done using the same method above except for one difference. You get an external ".js" javascript file that some how interacts with the buttons. Yet when you open it up there is nothing that is referencing buttons you just created.

What other obsolete practices have you encountered and why do you consider them superfluous?


Nightwalker