Ask HN: Our lead architect says 4GB is enough for a developer machine I work in an alleged data center, building enterprise Java applications. For remote work we're "upgrading" to VDI clients with a single core and 4GB of RAM. I posted on an intranet forum that this was insufficient, and the reply from our de facto Java guru was: "..physical workstations at sadplace only have 4GB and that works fine for most developers. We have made a request for 6GB - that's under review.." My reactionary response would be something like "Dude, it's 2016. Eclipse, Chrome, and WebLogic max me out" (Yes, WebLogic, that says it all.) Should I just leave this place ASAP, or has anyone had success in lobbying their company for better hardware? If so, can you give me some tips on how to pull it off? Your tax dollars are involved! |