Re: Time to heat up the new module discussion

[Nate Nielsen <nielsen-list memberwebs com>]

Ben Maurer wrote:
> On Fri, 14 Jul 2006, Nate Nielsen wrote:
>> I'd imagine that those who have worked so hard on GNOME performance
>> issues would be disappointed if they saw a C applet take 18 - 20 megs
>> (resident) or take 10 seconds to load.
> 
> PLEASE learn how to measure memory. Resident is *NOT* a good measure of
> memory. You must use smaps to even begin getting an accurate
> measurement. Not a single person other than Federico and myself have
> used a number about performance that is relevant. This suggests that
> there are many people `me too'ing and not thinking about what they are
> saying. If you want to make groundless claims, comment on slashdot.

Setting aside the talking down for a moment, I think this is an
important point...

I'd wager that because the numbers and tools that come with the OS are
so useless, many people shy away from saying any numbers at all, because
they'll get shot down as irrelevant for some reason or another.

Nate