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Re:Thoughts on Rust bloat by pjmlp on Thursday August 22, 2019 @02:31AM (#20765242)
Yes it is bloat.

Just go at any iOS or Android conference discussing user monetization.

APK/IPA sizes are the number one reason why consumers uninstall software and the reason behind the ongoing module format efforts from Apple and Google.

I have written GUI apps that could fit in a floppy.

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Re:Thoughts on Rust bloat by floatboth on Thursday August 22, 2019 @09:27AM (#20767758)
No way. Most people don't know the sizes of their apks.

> discussing user monetization

Monetization must be a much bigger reason. A lot more users would angrily uninstall an app that showed them a giant full screen ad.

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Re:Thoughts on Rust bloat by pjmlp on Thursday August 22, 2019 @11:16AM (#20769014)
There are plenty of WWDC, IO and Android Summit talks about this subject, just in case you want to improve your knowledge.
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