[1vuio0pswjnm7]

If it is a favourite task, then why do I not see more folks creating the smallest possible binaries, for programs other than "hello world". Is it truly enojyable. It is for me because I like saving space on the computers I own. But I am seeing many, many 10+, 20+, 50+ and 100+ MiB programs being written by others in recent times. Some are created in commercial environments, for commercial purposes, but others are allegedly written for the enjoyment. Is it not enjoyable to write small programs.

[simonw]

Because building small binaries takes more human effort than building large ones. Most developers would rather invest that effort in building other stuff (like user-facing features) than invest it in shrinking their binaries.