On Sun, Sep 6, 2015 at 12:09 AM, Alejandro Tejada <capellan2...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > But I still wonder: > Does all these helpful and useful features of Atom, the text editor, > justify his 208 MB installed size? > As explained in my original post, the real reason for Atom's size is because it's written in HTML, CSS and Javascript. These are all very verbose and the comparison with a LC install of 1GB is a good one. Another reason for Atom's size is that it's structure has been specifically designed to allow 'add ons' or packages either written by the GitHub team or by 3rd parties. Some of these packages are automatically installed others you can choose to install. Again in many ways you can compare this to the looking inside the LC IDE and seeing the many stacks that make it up and that there are pluggin stacks from 3rd party developers which are automatically included with your install. I Imagine if you stripped out all the stuff within LC that wasn't related to the Script Editor, i.e. the Standalone Builder, the Debugger, the Dictionary, the User Guide so that all you could do was write scripts (but no compilation errors on Apply) then I imagine you'd still be left with an app > Atom. Is it worth it? Only you can tell. Is LC worth 1GB? Sure I'd like it to be leaner and faster, but I also want ALL the ease of use and ALL the features. I believe speed increases can be achieved through better optimisation and that wont necessarily translate to a smaller install. I believe just making LC smaller will not necessarily make it faster or better. The same applies to Atom, it either is another tool that can help you be more productive, or it isn't. It's size, in these days of multi-TB HDs, is of a tertiary concern, with other factors weighing much more heavily as to is worth to you. _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
