[myk9001]

Yes, Visual Assist is the name, thank you.

I see how my comment may sound that way, but I didn't really mean to contrast JB vs others.

A better idea woud've been comparing a modern version of VS with VS 6, for example.

Anyway, my point is bloat is not the only reason for increased hw requirements. Modern software is often way more capable than the old and adding capabilities seems like a good use of added hw power.

This is a bit similar to the concept of accidental vs inherent complexity in sw engineering. There's accidental bloat and inherent "bloat", so to speak:)

My impression is people don't usually acknowledge the existence of inherent "bloat" in discussions like this one.