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We just got McAfee installed, and the performance is horrendous on `npm install`. Even something like kicking off headless Chrome to run unit tests now takes 5
by joshschreuder 9y ago
We just got McAfee installed, and the performance is horrendous on `npm install`. Even something like kicking off headless Chrome to run unit tests now takes 5 mins instead of 30s.
So yes, this is probably a major concern for a product that actually cares about their user's performance.
- technion 9y agoGet it changed from "scan all files", which humorously scans things like .css and .jpg files for malware, to "scan executable files". This has a huge impact on McAfee's performance, and has for years.
- joshschreuder 9y agoSadly it's controlled by the higher ups who worry about 'security'... never mind that it decreases programmer productivity quite a bit!
- valdiorn 9y agoWasted developer time = wasted money. How much wasted money could they save each year by changing this setting? You need to speak their language. If you can legitimately show that it costs 15k per year to have that checkbox on, they will act.