Ask HN: Why is Google not making a language that runs on low memory devices?

Re:Ask HN: Why is Google not making a language that runs on ... by nitinreddy88 on Sunday July 15, 2018 @04:44AM (#17534402)

In short, after 5years you will see devices with 8gb ram and 128gb storage at much lower price which can be offered by everyone. We are no longer living in the era of floppy disks where we need to optimise on RAM and storage space. We are moving towards the world where multiple tasks to be done efficiently using all the memory you can use. We are no longer designing for single efficient task.

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Re:Ask HN: Why is Google not making a language that runs on ... by chronid on Sunday July 15, 2018 @05:01AM (#17534447)

I'm not so sure.

Electronics works at different economies of scale than websites/web applications/saas, where usually (at least at the beginning) you will probably churn out bloated applications to "go fast and be lean" and say who cares since you can just relatively easily bring in another 64GB VM.

If you need to produce 10 million units spending 0.1$ less on each unit is a godsend, you instantly have 1 million dollars more for R&D (and/or possibly profits).

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Re:Ask HN: Why is Google not making a language that runs on ... by vijaybritto on Sunday July 15, 2018 @01:55PM (#17536229)

No, you don't get it. The OS that is outselling android is Kai OS. It's a simple smartphone OS with basic stuff. The next billion users are already half way in and the market is open for capture. Waiting for a couple of years is not wise

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