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There are various analytic APIs/libraries that will map data files into memory when there is surplus RAM available. That can really speed up processes which wou
by itronitron 4y ago
There are various analytic APIs/libraries that will map data files into memory when there is surplus RAM available. That can really speed up processes which would otherwise be IO bound.
- BoorishBears 4y agoAre we in the same thread? > The general public isn’t asking for a hundred gigs, but I’d love to see the baseline rise up a bit. It doesn’t feel like we’ve budged meaningfully here for years. Or is that just me? Then less than 3 comments in somehow it became we start justifying 256 GBs of RAM? 256 GBs of RAM can be useful in some cases, on some computers, in some places, but that's not really a meaningful inference? 1TB of RAM can be useful depending on the workload, any given number could be. The question is can it be useful for anything even vaguely resembling personal computing, and the answer is for all intents and purposes: No. It's not.