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tough choice? (lemmy.zip)

submitted 10 months ago by 0x0@lemmy.zip to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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[–] Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org 74 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Fortran, all day every day. Because every byte of the 1969 code is there for a reason.

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[–] 0x0@lemmy.zip [S] 26 points 10 months ago (1 child)

Maybe RAM prices will bring that mindset back.

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[–] Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org 16 points 10 months ago

I almost hope so. But with the speed of M.2 and other formats, I wonder how much is going to end up being swap space use.

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