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Re: Tiny Apps

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Post by dahoramanodoceu »

lsh wrote: post #34
voltagex_ wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've been thinking about this a lot, mainly due to being grumpy about the proliferation of Electron apps and the effect that's having on my available RAM. When I'm not being so grumpy, I'm glad it's easier to write apps than ever before. I think someone on here posited that it's a choice between something written in Electron or not written at all. I think that's fair enough - maybe we just need to make it easier to w…

I'm a python and clojure dev, and part of the reason for going in search of tiny apps with source code was to see how they managed it. I know I'm part of the problem too, I like working at a very high level, but I, too, am getting old and grumpy and detest how 16GB ram isn't enough these days. I was actually, partly, looking for a community who built or curated lists of apps with artificial constraints, for example:…

This is a wonderful trend. I've been griping about bloated apps for ages. There's a huge accessibility issue for people in Latin-America and Africa, where most people's computers still have no more than 2G of ram.

Re: Tiny Apps

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Post by dahoramanodoceu »

christophilus wrote: post #3
lsh wrote: post #2

I was curious about how small (file size) and efficient (memory) I could write a program with a GUI and came across this old gem. Most of them have links to their source.

This is refreshing to see. I was just at the doctor today, and they mentioned how a recent system update (they use a system called Epic) made their receipt printing go from an abysmal 30 seconds to a full minute. It seems that programs get bloated and slower with each passing day. I'd love to see a Renaissance of small, focused, efficient applications.

This is why i have the habit of never updating anything unless it's linux.

Re: Tiny Apps

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Post by lsh »

jaclaz wrote: post #51
lsh wrote: post #2

I was curious about how small (file size) and efficient (memory) I could write a program with a GUI and came across this old gem. Most of them have links to their source.

Have a look at this one (Winexplorer by Edgar Hansen): https://web.archive.org/web/20160710205728/http://donkeyssta... https://web.archive.org/web/20160619170739fw_/http://donkeys... Via Wayback Machine,unfortunately, as often happens another dead piece of the internet. The actual Winexplorer tool has not been cached, I just uploaded a copy here: http://www90.zippyshare.com/v/OlyKhob6/file.html The compiled executabl…

Thankyou, I think I will.

Re: Tiny Apps

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Post by fizgig »

lsh wrote: post #106
fizgig wrote: post #92

I love the minimal and efficient app mindset. Back in the 90s I used this DOS text editor that fit on a single floppy sector (512B). I forget the name, but it was a part of my standard toolkit for many years. These days, I run "evilwm" for my home desktop. That's about as small and efficient as a DE/WM gets anymore, and I love it.

this evilwm? http://www.6809.org.uk/evilwm/

Yes.
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