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AnalogFeelings @analog_feelings@tech.lgbt
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if a website takes up like 2 megs of ram according to the browser task manager why does the browser use like 500 times more memory
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flori_ava_star:~cursor_blinking made-with-estrogen verifiedlesbian @star@amazonawaws.com
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@analog_feelings you want it to be a mini operating system
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mateusz6768 @mateusz6768@esp32fedi.cjdgrevival.com
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Browsers like Chromium run tabs + extensions in their own process and on top of that it needs to be sandboxed so it's why it needs so much RAM to use a browser (while there are browsers that have a monolithic process approach like NetSurf or Servo they tent to be more prone to the domino effect where one tab crashes everything)
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AnalogFeelings @analog_feelings@tech.lgbt
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@mateusz6768 @star I still dont get how a sandbox could make the memory usage go to videogame-levels of usage
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mateusz6768 @mateusz6768@esp32fedi.cjdgrevival.com
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There are also factors like how complex is the browser engine meaning it needs to handle more web standards/features
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