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King · Jun 19th, 2006, 8:49 PM

I am just starting a C# application, and I haven�t add anything at all yet, and when I run just the basic form you start with, it's already taking around 8 MB of ram to run... why so much when the form has nothing on it? Does that sound right to you guys?

Wizard1988 · Jun 19th, 2006, 9:13 PM

Thats the cost of using the .NET platform. By using .NET you trade in some of the speed/resources for other things like faster development time.

King · Jun 19th, 2006, 9:19 PM

Very true. I could code the same thing using win32... but it would also take 20 times longer haha.

Kilo · Jun 19th, 2006, 9:32 PM

stick with the c++ man! C# does come in handy for small applications. Take my word for it... me and a friend developed a small application that got very large rather quick. Well we are now upgrading most of the computers in our department to run it properly. Its a 1.25 mb exe with 6 DLL's averaging at about 50-80k. Its crap! Should have been completely written in C++! We would have months of conversion problems if we wanted to attempt it. Anyway... C++!

King · Jun 19th, 2006, 10:22 PM

I have done a lot of C++ Win32 apps in my day, and I don't have time for that right now. This app isn't going to get very big anyways, and the time I will save outweighs the loss in performance. I am good at optimizing code if I find something is running too slow anyways.

Mad_guy · Jun 19th, 2006, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Kilo

stick with the c++ man! C# does come in handy for small applications. Take my word for it... me and a friend developed a small application that got very large rather quick. Well we are now upgrading most of the computers in our department to run it properly. Its a 1.25 mb exe with 6 DLL's averaging at about 50-80k. Its crap! Should have been completely written in C++! We would have months of conversion problems if we wanted to attempt it. Anyway... C++!

That's a tradeoff you have to deal with, I'm afraid. It happens all the time, and it's just something you have to put up with. In many instances, the time you spend developing can far outweigh things like a somewhat large executable. C# is just an option, you don't have to use it if you don't want to; even then, you have to ask yourself if it's worth using something else or not.

King · Jun 19th, 2006, 10:59 PM

It all depends on what you are programming. If you rely on the app�s performance then C++ is the way to go; if you are just trying to make something that looks awesome and performance is not #1 priority then C# may be the better option.

Jun 19th, 2006, 9:19 PM	#3
King Professional Programmer Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 380 Rep Power: 3	Very true. I could code the same thing using win32... but it would also take 20 times longer haha. __________________ I am Addicted to Linux!

Jun 19th, 2006, 9:32 PM	#4
Kilo Expert Programmer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: In Pink Clam? Posts: 542 Rep Power: 0	stick with the c++ man! C# does come in handy for *small* applications. Take my word for it... me and a friend developed a small application that got very large rather quick. Well we are now upgrading most of the computers in our department to run it properly. Its a 1.25 mb exe with 6 DLL's averaging at about 50-80k. Its crap! Should have been completely written in C++! We would have months of conversion problems if we wanted to attempt it. Anyway... C++! __________________ "When in Rome, Do as the Romans Do" "Beauty is in the eye of the BEER holder" "Save your breath your going to need it for your blow up doll later" SearchLores.org

Jun 19th, 2006, 10:22 PM	#5
King Professional Programmer Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 380 Rep Power: 3	I have done a lot of C++ Win32 apps in my day, and I don't have time for that right now. This app isn't going to get very big anyways, and the time I will save outweighs the loss in performance. I am good at optimizing code if I find something is running too slow anyways. __________________ I am Addicted to Linux!

Jun 19th, 2006, 10:59 PM	#7
King Professional Programmer Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 380 Rep Power: 3	It all depends on what you are programming. If you rely on the app�s performance then C++ is the way to go; if you are just trying to make something that looks awesome and performance is not #1 priority then C# may be the better option. __________________ I am Addicted to Linux!

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Jun 19th, 2006, 8:49 PM	#1
King Professional Programmer Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 380 Rep Power: 3	C# App Memory I am just starting a C# application, and I haven�t add anything at all yet, and when I run just the basic form you start with, it's already taking around 8 MB of ram to run... why so much when the form has nothing on it? Does that sound right to you guys? __________________ I am Addicted to Linux!

Jun 19th, 2006, 9:13 PM	#2
Wizard1988 Professional Programmer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Chitown Posts: 422 Rep Power: 4	Thats the cost of using the .NET platform. By using .NET you trade in some of the speed/resources for other things like faster development time.

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