[openbeos] Re: ShowImage bloat
- From: "Andrew Bachmann" <shatty@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2004 10:49:40 -0800 PST
Michael Phipps <mphipps1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> As far as ShowImage, the bloat vs non-bloat has been discussed at length
> offlist. The long and short of it is that the file size between R5, Dano
> and ours is nearly nothing. If we can implement more features in less
> space, well, I think we have done OK. :-)
Appropriate features in less space is okay. Questionable features in
significantly more space is not okay:
217287 Jan 17 10:36 ../../../distro/x86.R1/beos/apps/ShowImage
144831 Apr 6 2000 /boot/apps/Viewers/ShowImage
For those counting, it's over 50% larger. (default build, no debug information)
To contrast, StyledEdit without the OBOS String compiled in:
158526 Jan 17 10:40 ../../../distro/x86.R1/beos/apps/StyledEdit
166709 May 26 2000 /boot/apps/Editors/StyledEdit
I'm not a size freak, hard disks are big, but if the guideline is:
"If we can implement more features in less space, well, I think we have done OK"
..then ShowImage is not falling into this category. And I think
that is a good guideline, btw.
Andrew
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