Re: Visual Studio 2005 is a memory hog!!

On 11/4/05 15:11, in article #LhR$SZ4FHA.3312@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Robert
Conde" <conde@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Fair enough - but is my point valid? Namely that when you're talking about
> an app that uses .NET, the old benchmark of looking at memory usage in the
> task manager isn't valid anymore?
>
> I'm actually a bit concerned about this when we deliver our app...people are
> gonna call it a memory hog for this very same reason.
>
> Robert Conde
>
> "Kevin Spencer" <kevin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:%23WNSJVY4FHA.472@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Visual Studio 2005 gui is written in .NET no? Isn't the memory used by a
>>> .NET app in the task manager usually misleading as the runtime takes more
>>> than it needs but gives it up as other apps need it?
>>
>> It is, and it isn't. At present, it's a rather unholy mixture of .Net and
>> COM. But I can see in the documentation and Ildasm that they're attempting
>> to rememdy this.
>>
>> --
>> HTH,
>>
>> Kevin Spencer
>> Microsoft MVP
>> .Net Developer
>> A watched clock never boils.
>>
>> "Robert Conde" <conde@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:uomCbQY4FHA.3588@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Visual Studio 2005 gui is written in .NET no? Isn't the memory used by a
>>> .NET app in the task manager usually misleading as the runtime takes more
>>> than it needs but gives it up as other apps need it?
>>>
>>> Robert Conde
>>>
>>> "Ed West" <west@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:eob6ov73FHA.2872@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Hey,
>>>>
>>>> Just installed release version of 2005, downloaded from msdn. What a
>>>> memory hog! I have 4 code windows open, and it's taking over 1 GB of
>>>> memory! System response time is terrible, it takes 2 seconds for
>>>> context menu to come up. Unacceptable. I didn't have this problem with
>>>> beta 2 or the RC... any ideas??
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Ed
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
Did you measure memory footprint on the first run, or on subsequent? First
run loads a lot of things since it needs to set up certain components,
generate toolbox, etc. Usually memory consumption is lower on subsequent
runs.

No, VS IDE is native C++. However, some components are managed, such as
property window, XML editor, Data/Schema editors, Class designer, ...

Thanks
Mikhail Arkhipov (Microsoft)
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