Today, hard disk space, memory and internet speeds are cheap, but that shouldn’t be an excuse to write bloated software. Not surprisingly, software development tools tend to be the biggest offenders in this space – massive applications that eat up your disk space and hog system resources.

What can you do if you need to run resource-hungry developer tools all day? You could go buy faster, bulkier computers that can hopefully take the load. You’ll have to guard against constant computer cooling fan noise, but one advantage may be reduced heating bills in winter. You’ll need a bigger backpack too!

What developers really want is productivity everywhere. When you have super-thin lightweight computers like the MacBook or Surface Pro 4 that let you work from anywhere, isn’t it time to call out bloated software? Portability can be performant if software development tools cooperate. This article discusses some of our most-used development tools, comparing them against lightweight efficient counterparts.

I hereby declare an an all-out war against bloated developer tools – make them light or I’m switching!

Read the whole article on TDN over HERE.

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