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Smaller code/data fits better into lower level caches, which are faster than the disk/ram. Also think of smartphones. People often complain about app sizes, be
by legulere 10y ago
Smaller code/data fits better into lower level caches, which are faster than the disk/ram.
Also think of smartphones. People often complain about app sizes, because they often just have 16 or 32 GB.
- dan353hehe 10y agoFitting in the cache is important for high performance applications. I do agree that in resource constrained environments it is good to examine what it taking up space, but the exe may not be the first place to look, especially for image heavy smartphone apps.