Re: Why Images Bother People (or, at least me)

[Steve Dekorte <address@hidden>]

On Thursday, June 12, 2003, at 09:26 AM, Brent Fulgham wrote:
> One reason I don't particularly care for the whole "image" concept is 
> that it seems overly monolithic.  You can't make use of a small 
> language core that only loads resources it needs for the job at hand 
> -- you load the whole 50 Meg image, whether you want to access a 
> database or play MPEG movies, or just print "Hello, World!".

I agree that this is a problem with traditional image models. However, 
this seems to be an implementation issue and not a problem with images 
in general.  You could, for example, store your image in way that would 
allow it to lazily load in only what was needed, when it was needed - 
in the same way that an OS doesn't load an application into RAM until 
it's needed.

Cheers,
Steve
"Statically typed languages are like American sports cars.
They go fast, but only in a straight line"