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> Because "bloated" is still bloated, regardless of how much memory and processing speed you have at your disposal. It's much like a 200 Kg fat man driving a bu
by anamax 17y ago
> Because "bloated" is still bloated, regardless of how much memory and processing speed you have at your disposal. It's much like a 200 Kg fat man driving a bus. He is still fat.
While he's fat, it's not clear why it matters. (It matters to his health but not to the bus passengers.)
In what ways does the VS "bloat" matter?
- rbanffy 17y ago> In what ways does the VS "bloat" matter? Basically, it will not run on a small netbook. Not at acceptable speeds. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1260761 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1260761
- anamax 17y agoA lot of netbooks allow 2-3gb ram. Is that enough?
- rbanffy 17y agoIt reduces memory time. Mine has 1.5 gigs. Never (well, almost never) touches swap. Disk is a bit slow, probably because low-rpm. And it still runs Django faster than my company-issued 4 gig Windows Core 2 Duo laptop.
- rbanffy 17y agoOops... "battery time". More momory reduces battery time.