On Sat, Mar 23, 2013 at 6:15 PM, Rob Pike <robp...@gmail.com> wrote: > Much of which is symbols. Plus, a a simple computer has gigs of memory. > > Yes, it's remarkable how much bigger programs are now than they were > 20 years ago, but 20 years ago the same things were being said. I > understand your objection - I really do - but it's time to face the > future. The smart phone in your pocket is roughly 100 times faster > than the machine Plan 9 was developed on and has 1000 times the RAM.
I was merely stating facts, not criticising, as I am still learning about the go implementation, and I am sure there are good reasons why all this is true. In any case, the argument that there is more memory now is not a very good one unless you use it for something useful. The phone is very powerful, but it also runs on a battery and has to do many things on a budget, so that is not really an argument. Saying why you need/use the giant tables for may be. - With greater power comes greater need for restrain. G.
