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Today, I was told to investigate why the software doesn't work on "some" computers. I had no previous experience with that particular software but I just had to make some tests... easy, right? As soon as I ran the software, my computer crashed (I literally had to restart the pc). I asked my colleagues if I did something wrong but the set up seemed ok.

Later, in a random discussion about the software I found out it does "a little memory allocation". I opened the performance tab in task manager and ran the software again. In an instant, the RAM went from 1.3GB to 7.66GB (my pc has 8GB of RAM).

In an attempt to find how such a monstrosity was creater, I found out the developer that made the software had 16GB of RAM on his pc.

I have found something that eats RAM more than Chrome... brace yourselves.

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  • 2
    8y
    @mrtnrdl something like that
  • 1
    8y
    Oh dear...
    That's an oversight hahaha
  • 0
    8y
    Interesting, I usually stress test my code with unusual allocations and filling up memory. He could have easily done the same.

    What platform were you using?
  • 4
    8y
    I have 32GB of RAM
    Chrome runs our of memory quite a lot...

    I'm constantly switching between chrome and Firefox
    I'm starting to use Firefox again, it'll get a huge update this year anyway, that'll be great
  • 1
    8y
    @aile11 Then stop using chrome. I only test in it and watch Netflix because it support DRM.
  • 3
    8y
    @Codebeard I always switch between chrome and FF, chrome seems a bit faster, but I'm using FF more and more again, I just like it
  • 0
    8y
    @mrtnrdl I'm on Debian, Firefox doesn't have DRM, but I installed a separate version with DRM support to try only that.

    So far it doesnt work, it just stalls for a long time when in play mode. It has all the proper plugins and everything.

    With google-chrome, not chromium, it works out of the box because it already comes with google DRM plugin inside.

    Firefox is supposed to download that DRM plugin when you select that checkbox, but when I check inside it seems to already be there.

    I think something is blocking it from loading, but I don't know what.
  • 0
    8y
    @mrtnrdl Hmm, I'll try in Arch as a VM and get back to you. It could be that Firefox is searching for a path it cannot find.
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