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Why is quantity in software still written as “1 result(s)”?

Lately, I’ve been noticing that a lot of software, be it a website, a client application, or a video game, often write a representation of quantity as follows: “1 result(s)”. Now, I can understand why they would do that 20 years ago. But these days, shouldn’t we have enough processing power and memory to be able to say “1 result” and “2 results”?

Why is quantity in software still written as “1 result(s)”?

Lately, I’ve been noticing that a lot of software, be it a website, a client application, or a video game, often write a representation of quantity as follows: “1 result(s)”. Now, I can understand why they would do that 20 years ago. But these days, shouldn’t we have enough processing power and memory to be able to say “1 result” and “2 results”?

Why is quantity in software still written as “1 result(s)”?

Lately, I’ve been noticing that a lot of software, be it a website, a client application, or a video game, often write a representation of quantity as follows: “1 result(s)”. Now, I can understand why they would do that 20 years ago. But these days, shouldn’t we have enough processing power and memory to be able to say “1 result” and “2 results”?