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> Because "bloated" is still bloated, regardless of how much memory and processing speed you have at your disposal. It's much like a 200 Kg fat man driving a bus. He is still fat.

While he's fat, it's not clear why it matters. (It matters to his health but not to the bus passengers.)

In what ways does the VS "bloat" matter?



> In what ways does the VS "bloat" matter?

Basically, it will not run on a small netbook. Not at acceptable speeds.

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1260761


A lot of netbooks allow 2-3gb ram. Is that enough?


It reduces memory time. Mine has 1.5 gigs. Never (well, almost never) touches swap. Disk is a bit slow, probably because low-rpm.

And it still runs Django faster than my company-issued 4 gig Windows Core 2 Duo laptop.


Oops... "battery time". More momory reduces battery time.




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