Le 02/12/2011 23:27, Timon Gehr a écrit : > On 12/02/2011 10:50 PM, Somedude wrote: >> Le 02/12/2011 22:44, Timon Gehr a écrit : >>> It feels like 5 minutes if you are accustomed to open the text editor >>> and start working. >>> >>> But I am sure there is something to IDE's, as many programmers seem to >>> like them. >> >> The thing is, when you work in Java, you need 2Gb of RAM to be >> comfortable. Then you simply never close your IDE, so that's really not >> an issue at all (we don't turn off the PC at work). > > So you waste even more energy? How is that not an issue?
Even with a simple text editor, I wouldn't turn it off, because I don't feel like having to reopen every single window that was open the day before each morning. At best, I would put it in "hibernate" mode (or whatever that's called), i.e the RAM is still alive while the rest of the computer is off, so I don't have to reboot. That's what I usually do at home. I know it's not a very good habit, yet I am one of the most conscious at work. Some others don't even bother to turn off the screen.
