Robust Application, Really?

BackupUser · Post by **BackupUser** » Sun Mar 30, 2003 2:04 am

Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by Kale.

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BackupUser · Post by **BackupUser** » Sun Mar 30, 2003 2:10 am

Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by LJ.

I have done some preliminary tests and an application I am writing that I termed as ROBUST in another programming language (about 3 megs and growing) is only 120K in Pure Basic.

The module method of breaking up the program into seperate .exe's in order to conserve memory on the end-users computer, and then using RunProgram is fantastic.

The .exe's are so small in fact (and this will be excellent for downloading at 56K speeds) that I am no longer using the term ROBUST application. 120K worth of size can hardly be called a ROBUST application, versus 3 megs in the other language in which this term was more applicable. In fact, the first protype I did in yet another language was 9 megs, a ROBUST application (better for marketing than using the term BLOATED).

Thank you so much Fantasie Software. I have always envied programmers who could create small .exe's using assembly language and thought it beyond my capabilities to ever write code as efficient.

BackupUser · Post by **BackupUser** » Sun Mar 30, 2003 2:17 am

Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by ebs.

LJ,

Just be careful (from a recent post of mine)...

Regards,
Eric

I want to say a big "Thank you!" for all the hard work put in by everyone connected with PureBasic. Like some others here, I come from a background of C/C++ and Visual Basic, but I've used PureBasic for my last three projects. My customers still can't believe that the programs delivered are only 50KB! The only problem is that they want to pay me less, since such a small program must have been very easy to write!

BackupUser · Post by **BackupUser** » Sun Mar 30, 2003 6:15 am

Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by LJ.

Ebs...lol, never thought of that spin, thanks for sharing some inside information, I will be prepared for that.

BackupUser · Post by **BackupUser** » Sun Mar 30, 2003 7:39 am

Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by TronDoc.

I've always thought of "robust application" in terms of
program capabilities NOT hard drive space used!:)

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