On Fri, Dec 17, 1999 at 01:47:18PM -0500, Alan Hazelton wrote:
>
> José Romildo Malaquias wrote:
>
> > The recommended minimum memory is 128MB! Is that really need? I have
> > only 64MB. Would it be worth downloading and experimenting? Is anybody
> > else using JBuilder under Linux with less than the recommended 128MB?
>
> I tried it with 48MB and it was almost unusable. It takes several seconds
> for the menus to activate. I now have 96MB and it is much better.
>
> I agree with your surprise though. It seems quite outrageous to require so
> much memory for an application. I think the JBuilder team should have spent
> a bit more time trimming the memory requirements before rushing the product
> out the door.
Java's a memory and performance hog, the Swing components are memory
and performance hogs, and there is not yet a Linux JDK with the advanced
memory and performance optimizations available in the Windows world.
I've sweat plenty of blood trying to take "a bit more time trimming the
memory requirements" of my own apps... it's not easy.
Nathan
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