Xatolos@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 years agoQuake-like game made with JavaScript takes up just 13KB of storagewww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square86linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkQuake-like game made with JavaScript takes up just 13KB of storagewww.tomshardware.comXatolos@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 years agomessage-square86linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarebranch@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoThe game also requires a renderer (browser) to play. I think what they did is impressive but the claim about the size feels like taking source code and saying “look how small on disk it is”
minus-squaresum_yung_gai@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoIt is js, it is always source code.
minus-squareKayn@dormi.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoExcept if it’s minified for production.
minus-squareTanoh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoThat is still source code, obfuscated but still source code.
The game also requires a renderer (browser) to play.
I think what they did is impressive but the claim about the size feels like taking source code and saying “look how small on disk it is”
It is js, it is always source code.
Except if it’s minified for production.
That is still source code, obfuscated but still source code.