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Re:Apple Silicon M1: A Developer's Perspective by notreallytrue on Saturday November 28, 2020 @01:11PM (#25239239)
The system is swapping a lot but the SSD is giving you the impression that 8GB are enough
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Re:Apple Silicon M1: A Developer's Perspective by Wowfunhappy on Saturday November 28, 2020 @01:24PM (#25239358)
> but the SSD is giving you the impression that 8GB are enough

If it works, is it impression or reality?

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Re:Apple Silicon M1: A Developer's Perspective by robgibbons on Saturday November 28, 2020 @01:45PM (#25239528)
Swap isn't great for SSD lifespan. Probably not a drastic loss, but nonetheless not helping its longevity.
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Re:Apple Silicon M1: A Developer's Perspective by notreallytrue on Saturday November 28, 2020 @01:46PM (#25239532)
Impression is in the realm of reality, it's simply deceptive

Jetbrains that fits in 8GB of memory with slack and Firefox leaving 2GB free it's not happening

I used to code on 800×600 monitors professionally

If I say today that they are more than enough to work, I expect to be taken to a mental institution

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Re:Apple Silicon M1: A Developer's Perspective by spyridonas on Saturday November 28, 2020 @02:55PM (#25240002)
Until the SSD dies. It's recommend to disable swap if you have an ssd
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