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Easy: run several VMware instances on parallel desktops ("spaces" they call it). We do that for: a) Testing cross-browser compatibility, each version of IE nee
by tx 18y ago
Easy: run several VMware instances on parallel desktops ("spaces" they call it). We do that for:
a) Testing cross-browser compatibility, each version of IE needs its own VM, plus Opera/FF on Linux
b) Have a copy of deployment environment running, i.e. VM for an appserver and the mailserver running separately, etc.
Moreover, I like to have instances of PhotoShop and Fireworks running in their own "spaces", and both of them love RAM.
Basically each programmer gets his own farm of machines he can do anything with. The key is to never reboot. We don't have 12GB machines, but 4GB get eaten pretty quick.
- mpc 18y agoI would imagine the biggest hit is B. If you're developing search functionality or other features that work against the social graph then you'll probably need to get a large chunk of that into memory. I've worked on a couple of non-trivial web apps, but nothing even close to linked in and 4gb was a necessity at times.
- whatusername 18y agoAn VMWare sharts to chew through my RAM - espeially if you're trying to do something non-trivial in a couple of VM's simultaneously.