I didn't say it in the post I wrote about C [1], but this is a big reason why I use C: I will have a hard time bloating my software. I can add features, yes, but adding a singular feature struggles to add even 100
kb to the executable.
I don't work for anyone right now, but I do have a "work" machine. This machine is beefy.
But I still run Neovim and tmux instead of an IDE. [2]
I don't run a typical Linux distro; I use a heavily-modified Gentoo, and that includes using OpenRC over systemd. [3]
I don't use a full desktop; I run a TWM called Qtile. [4]
All of this is so my machine is not bloated. When my machine boots up, and I just barely log in, it is running only 40 processes (including the terminal and htop I use to check).
As of right now, I'm engineering software. Truly engineering; I am spending the effort to effectively mitigate all of C's problems, while keeping the software lean and fast. I hope to someday build a business on that software.
I guess I'll see if there even is a market for non-bloated, sleek software anymore.
[1]: https://gavinhoward.com/2023/02/why-i-use-c-when-i-believe-i...
[2]: https://gavinhoward.com/2020/12/my-development-environment-a...
[3]: https://gavinhoward.com/2023/06/an-apology-to-the-gentoo-aut...
[4]: https://gavinhoward.com/2023/09/lessons-learned-as-a-user-3-...
I don't work for anyone right now, but I do have a "work" machine. This machine is beefy.
But I still run Neovim and tmux instead of an IDE. [2]
I don't run a typical Linux distro; I use a heavily-modified Gentoo, and that includes using OpenRC over systemd. [3]
I don't use a full desktop; I run a TWM called Qtile. [4]
All of this is so my machine is not bloated. When my machine boots up, and I just barely log in, it is running only 40 processes (including the terminal and htop I use to check).
As of right now, I'm engineering software. Truly engineering; I am spending the effort to effectively mitigate all of C's problems, while keeping the software lean and fast. I hope to someday build a business on that software.
I guess I'll see if there even is a market for non-bloated, sleek software anymore.
[1]: https://gavinhoward.com/2023/02/why-i-use-c-when-i-believe-i...
[2]: https://gavinhoward.com/2020/12/my-development-environment-a...
[3]: https://gavinhoward.com/2023/06/an-apology-to-the-gentoo-aut...
[4]: https://gavinhoward.com/2023/09/lessons-learned-as-a-user-3-...