alt Hacker NewsInfrastructure is a much harder problem. They can't even improve Claude Code, which eats 1GB+ of RAM. Meanwhile, my editor only consumes 80MB of RAM.
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Try 64K! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbo_Pascal
Also remember when XP was super bloated cause it needed 64MB?
I dont think they need to optimize their infrastructure (at least not from their perspective). They have high-end PCs with 64GB of RAM, so 1GB doesn't matter to them. For example, I have 8GB of RAM, and I make my apps very performant. Honestly, I probably wouldn't bother if I had 16GB+ of RAM
> which eats 1GB+ of RAM. Meanwhile, my editor only consumes 80MB of RAM
And why are you comparing Claude Code to your editor?
> They can't even improve Claude Code
That depends on how you define "improve". They've added a ton of features to it over time. Who said minimizing RAM usage was something they are prioritizing right now?
This might explain it, in the opposite way it was meant to:
https://fxtwitter.com/trq212/status/2014051501786931427
> Most people's mental model of Claude Code is that "it's just a TUI" but it should really be closer to "a small game engine".