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Microsoft Declines To Make a 64-Bit Visual Studio (uservoice.com)
OhPlz writes: A request was made back in 2011 for Microsoft to provide a 64 bit version of Visual Studio to address out-of-memory issues. After sitting on the request for all that time, Microsoft is now declining it, stating that it would not be good for performance.
After almost five years, the request received 3,127 votes on the UserVoice forum for Visual Studio. Microsoft instead recommended the vsFunnel extension to optimize memory by filtering low-priority projects, adding "we highly value your feedback." They cited a December MSDN post that had argued "smaller is faster," and that no performance benefits would be realized for users whose code and data already fit into a 32-bit address space, while most other issues could be addressed with better data design.
After almost five years, the request received 3,127 votes on the UserVoice forum for Visual Studio. Microsoft instead recommended the vsFunnel extension to optimize memory by filtering low-priority projects, adding "we highly value your feedback." They cited a December MSDN post that had argued "smaller is faster," and that no performance benefits would be realized for users whose code and data already fit into a 32-bit address space, while most other issues could be addressed with better data design.
32 bits ought to be enough for anyone.
"There is more worth loving than we have strength to love." - Brian Jay Stanley
Damn right, any project this big should be done with professional tools!
Glad MS finally admits it.
We used to have a Bill of Rights. Now, with the rights gone, all we have left is the bill.
I submitted the story, so yea.. I read the links. I added my $0.02 to the linked issue years ago. One does follow the other. They're obviously willing to spend some money in some areas of the product, but unwilling in this case. Those oddles of plugins are what makes Visual Studio desirable. As for drowning kittens, there's a lot of that going around. So many 32-bit kittens, never going to grow up to be 64-bit.
I've also been using Vim since the early 00s.
I'm stuck, and still didn't figure out how to quit the editor.
I submitted the story, so yea.. I read the links.
Slashdot has really gone downhill as of late. First readers are starting to RTFA, now submitters are RTFAing before they submit. Pretty soon we'll have well informed discourse and at that point why would anyone come to Slashdot to read the comments anymore.