myblueocean Well-known member Joined Jun 29, 2007 Messages 161 Location England Programming Experience Beginner Apr 29, 2008 #1 Can someone tell me why on very old timers computers ha, a programmer could write up some code and it would be so small compared today. 500kb?
Can someone tell me why on very old timers computers ha, a programmer could write up some code and it would be so small compared today. 500kb?
myblueocean Well-known member Joined Jun 29, 2007 Messages 161 Location England Programming Experience Beginner Apr 30, 2008 #2 Does anyone understand exactly what I mean? If someone made a program so small, memory. Then why today something like VB gives you a 500KB folder?
Does anyone understand exactly what I mean? If someone made a program so small, memory. Then why today something like VB gives you a 500KB folder?
JuggaloBrotha VB.NET Forum Moderator Staff member Joined Jun 3, 2004 Messages 4,530 Location Lansing, MI; USA Programming Experience 10+ Apr 30, 2008 #3 I have a couple of very small projects in VB 2005. This exe file is 52 kb and the debugging file is 47 kb. A 500 kb compiled project is moderately big.
I have a couple of very small projects in VB 2005. This exe file is 52 kb and the debugging file is 47 kb. A 500 kb compiled project is moderately big.
myblueocean Well-known member Joined Jun 29, 2007 Messages 161 Location England Programming Experience Beginner Apr 30, 2008 #4 Sorry, I was vague. I mean before it has been compiled. Project files.
JuggaloBrotha VB.NET Forum Moderator Staff member Joined Jun 3, 2004 Messages 4,530 Location Lansing, MI; USA Programming Experience 10+ Apr 30, 2008 #5 Text uses a lot more storage space than compiled files
myblueocean Well-known member Joined Jun 29, 2007 Messages 161 Location England Programming Experience Beginner Apr 30, 2008 #6 Hmm, righty. text and GDI+ or that is really the same. Just when active GDI+ isn't text...