52K exe file and 11MB memory footprint

[Guest]

Hi

I am playing around a little with C# and the .Net Framework. After finishing a first application I have a 52K executable. When executing it I can see that it has a memory usage of allmost 11MB. I guess this is because of the .Net VM runing. Can I reduce the memory usage somehow

Thanx in advance
Chris

 

[Andrew Baum]

Chris,

This is a side affect of how the framework was designed. The memory
utilization is higher than say a standard Win32 app because of the size of
framework assemblies. The trade off here is that there are alot fewer
assemblies to worry about referencing than a typical win32 app, and because
of this you will notice your application size it quite small. The only way
I think they could have reduced the memory footprint would be by splitting
the framework assemblies up further, then we'd all be in reference hell.
That said, if you using VS.NET to build you application, it defaults to
specific assembly references that you may not need afterall, with a bit of
trial and error you may find you can delete a reference and reduce your
memory foot print a bit. Also, I've heard an obfuscator can reduce the foot
print slightly as well.

-Andrew
http://abaum.com/blog