Re:What Every Programmer Should Know About Memory (2007) [pdf]
by esmi on Monday March 04, 2019 @04:32PM
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It really all comes down to what variable one is trying to optimize. I noticed neither article mentioned money as a possible variable to optimize. Here is another take to consider:
"In 1993, given the cost of hard drives in those days, Microsoft Excel 5.0 took up about $36 worth of hard drive space.
In 2000, given the cost of hard drives in 2000, Microsoft Excel 2000 takes up about $1.03 in hard drive space.
In real terms, it’s almost like Excel is actually getting smaller!"
https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2001/03/23/strategy-letter-iv...
"In 1993, given the cost of hard drives in those days, Microsoft Excel 5.0 took up about $36 worth of hard drive space. In 2000, given the cost of hard drives in 2000, Microsoft Excel 2000 takes up about $1.03 in hard drive space. In real terms, it’s almost like Excel is actually getting smaller!"