I think we have to re-think and re-evaluate RAM usage on modern systems that use swapping with CPU-assisted page compression and fast, modern NVMe drives.

The Macbook Neo with 8GB RAM is a showcase of how people underistimated its capabilities due to low amount of RAM before launch, yet after release all the reviewers point to a larger set of capabilities without any issues that people didn't predict pre-launch.

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f311a 11 hours ago | parent | next [-]

$5 VPS disks are nowhere near macbooks, they are shared between users and often connected via network. They don't seat close to CPU.

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sgt 11 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Also, macOS is generally exceptional at caching and making efficient use of the fast solid state chips.

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ufocia 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Memory compression sounds like going back to DOS days. I think we're better off with writing tighter more performant code with no YAGNI. Alas, vibe coding will probably not get us there anytime soon.

	▲	jlokier an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Apple laptop CPUs have hardware memory compression and exceptionally high memory bandwidth for a CPU, and with their latest devices, very high storage bandwidth for a consumer SSD, so the equation is very different from the old DOS days.