This is a situation where using an SSD instead of an HD can make a world of difference. Swaps into and out of an SSD take about a tenth the time. Paul Looney
On Jul 3, 2013, at 9:56 AM, Richard Gaskin wrote: > J. Landman Gay wrote: >> Can I safely assume that if I load a whole bunch of stacks into RAM, >> that virtual memory will take care of memory usage for me? > > Yes, but with two caveats: > > 1. Swap space is limited, and the OS uses it a lot. In most cases it'll do > what you need, but it's possible to meet limits. > > 2. Swap space is slow. If the foreground app dips into swap space the user > will encounter a noticeable performance hit. At best, things will > momentarily hang; at worst, it'll hang long enough to invoke the spinning > beach back for a few seconds until the swap is done. > > -- > Richard Gaskin > Fourth World > LiveCode training and consulting: http://www.fourthworld.com > Webzine for LiveCode developers: http://www.LiveCodeJournal.com > Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/FourthWorldSys > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
