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tough choice? (lemmy.zip)

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[-] Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org 75 points 5 months ago

Fortran, all day every day. Because every byte of the 1969 code is there for a reason.

[-] 0x0@lemmy.zip 27 points 5 months ago

Maybe RAM prices will bring that mindset back.

[-] Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org 15 points 5 months ago

I almost hope so. But with the speed of M.2 and other formats, I wonder how much is going to end up being swap space use.

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