XOJO uses pcode ?

[TI-994A]

...many users are ignorant people who think "more is better", and if they see two programs to choose from, one takes no ram, and the other requires 5MB, the latter must have more special features or benefits that aren't listed.

Sadly, so true.

My core competence has always been UX, keeping the UI simple and intuitive, the program flow short and easy, and the user-interaction to a minimum, for an optimal and favourable user experience. Unfortunately, all this effort is sometimes wasted on philistines who believe that such simple software should be cheaper.

Simply heartbreaking.

[Keya]

if they see two programs to choose from, one takes no ram, and the other requires 5MB, the latter must have more special features or benefits that aren't listed.

So turn your helpfile into a novel, use BMPs instead of PNGs, but keep your executable lean and mean

[Shield]

Java is a perfect example of "correctly done".

I wouldn't call Java "correctly done", more like "rectified by brute force".
Java has many architectural flaws and issues that accumulated over time
(say: the .NET architecture is a lot better), but by throwing "tons of engineers"
at it, these things could be improved drastically.

[blueb]

... Unfortunately, all this effort is sometimes wasted on philistines who believe that such simple software should be cheaper.

Simply heartbreaking.

My solution:

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Macro BloatMe(_LONGS_)
! jmp SR
;DataSection
!    rept _LONGS_ counter
!     {
;!        byte#counter db counter
!       dword#counter dd counter
!     }
!SR:
;EndDataSection
EndMacro

BloatMe(100000) ;Bloat nearly 400kbyte

MessageRequester("BLOATING", "Created a file (this is nearly 400k in size)",0)

[the.weavster]

I heard from a reliable source that XOJO uses pcode?

Xojo uses LLVM so there's an intermediate representation, maybe that's why your source is getting confused.

[the.weavster]

pcode (if correctly done) allows more optimisation depending of the running target processor: you can ship a single exe which will run on x86 or x64, use SSE/SSE2 or any other hardware stuff if available.

Any secret plans for JVMBasic

[Shield]

Wanna cause a heart attack in like 50% of the forum members?