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bowsamic
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Zed is now available on Windows
> I was always under the impresion that Rust apps are pretty lightweight
I'm not sure what gave you that impression. I'd say Rust is pretty well known for fat binaries
kibwen
6 months ago
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Most of the sticker shock from Rust binaries is due to them being statically-linked by default. Considering that, Rust binaries aren't especially large, especially if you strip them. Dynamically-linked binaries are better at obscuring their size.
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I'm not sure what gave you that impression. I'd say Rust is pretty well known for fat binaries