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Lightweight in software is a weird adjective. I used to assume it meant light on resources but after seeing what passes for "lightweight" I've disabused myself
by fnord123 7y ago
Lightweight in software is a weird adjective. I used to assume it meant light on resources but after seeing what passes for "lightweight" I've disabused myself of that notion. Instead, I've seen it mean any of the following:
not-much-ceremony-to-use (e.g. https://github.com/emilk/loguru https://github.com/emilk/loguru)
small amount of code but huge number of dependencies (e.g. micromodal https://github.com/ghosh/Micromodal/blob/master/yarn.lock https://github.com/ghosh/Micromodal/blob/master/yarn.lock )
But the common denominator appears to mean "feature incomplete".
- throwaway8941 7y agoYeah, VS Code is considered "lightweight" by some. The world has gone crazy behind our backs. >Visual Studio Code is a lightweight but powerful source code editor ... https://code.visualstudio.com/docs https://code.visualstudio.com/docs
- gitgud 7y agoHave you used "Visual Studio"?... it's all a matter of perspective...
- krageon 7y agoFeature incomplete does describe VSCode well when compared to Visual Studio, but calling it lightweight is facetious. Visual Studio might be an absolute sow when it comes to eating your resources, but VSCode really doesn't improve in that area.
- jayflux 7y agoWhat is VSCode missing for you to call it incomplete?
- perspective1 7y agoOr one of IntelliJ's editors? I think most take lightweight to mean "runs fast without making the computer get to hot or slowing down other programs."