For me there are programs that “can acceptably use that much RAM” and those that it’s “unacceptable”, to me.
anything that uses a lot of resources passively while doing nothing feels like a waste in the same way a car at a red light is, no matter how irrational that may be.
Computer resources will always be limited, and can simply be better spent.
what’s 20% to 40% of my gaming rig’s resources may be uncomfortably taxing and laggy for my laptop.
Its okay to waste resources on my gaming rig but the laptop needs all it can get.
My employer has stuck me on 10yo hardware before, running windows 10 pro + intrusive expensive antivirus and nobody is around to question why their computers are getting 5-15fps and locking up for a minute or two when you open chrome. It becomes normal.
Any software is the host and/or backbone for other running software should focus on reducing it’s own resource usage for the sake of its children.
For me there are programs that “can acceptably use that much RAM” and those that it’s “unacceptable”, to me. anything that uses a lot of resources passively while doing nothing feels like a waste in the same way a car at a red light is, no matter how irrational that may be.
Computer resources will always be limited, and can simply be better spent.what’s 20% to 40% of my gaming rig’s resources may be uncomfortably taxing and laggy for my laptop. Its okay to waste resources on my gaming rig but the laptop needs all it can get. My employer has stuck me on 10yo hardware before, running windows 10 pro + intrusive expensive antivirus and nobody is around to question why their computers are getting 5-15fps and locking up for a minute or two when you open chrome. It becomes normal. Any software is the host and/or backbone for other running software should focus on reducing it’s own resource usage for the sake of its children.