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10MB for a platform that allows you to run code on all three major operating systems without too much trouble and in a performant way is a huge win, in my opini
by gregschlom 10y ago
10MB for a platform that allows you to run code on all three major operating systems without too much trouble and in a performant way is a huge win, in my opinion. Not many alternatives come close to that.
- pjmlp 10y agoActually all languages with a rich runtime and standard library that isn't just a thin POSIX layer like C or C++ (although C++ has been improving their library story). Still your point holds.
- geocar 10y agoQ/KDB is 600kb, also runs code on all three major operating systems (and a few minor ones). It's also about 1000x faster than Java/Spark[1]. 1000x slower doesn't sound like a huge win to me; it sounds like a huge cost, so my question is what do we gain by making our programs 1000x slower? [1]: http://tech.marksblogg.com/benchmarks.html http://tech.marksblogg.com/benchmarks.html
- adrianN 10y agoThat benchmark is literally comparing Apples to Oranges. It's not even the same hardware.