Walter Bright, el 11 de enero a las 18:02 me escribiste: > Leandro Lucarella wrote: > >Walter Bright, el 10 de enero a las 13:06 me escribiste: > >>Chris wrote: > >>>I simply can't get used to it, and probably never will for anyone who > >>>used to code in low-level languages, since they know how much > >>>a program size can really be. > >> > >>I downloaded a program from cpuid.com to tell me what processor I'm > >>running. The executable file size is 1.8 Mb. > > > >Well, if it's in the internet I'm sure is good! > > > >Come on, other people making crap doesn't mean making more crap is > >justified :) > > It's actually a nice program. My point was that the era of tiny > executables has long since passed.
NOT for everybody. I refuse to download huge programs (unless their size is justified). And when it comes to embedded systems, size *do* matter. -- Leandro Lucarella (AKA luca) http://llucax.com.ar/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- GPG Key: 5F5A8D05 (F8CD F9A7 BF00 5431 4145 104C 949E BFB6 5F5A 8D05) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- I would drape myself in velvet if it were socially acceptable. -- George Constanza