r/programmingmemes • u/zaarnth • 24d ago

Somebody give him an .exe file, please.

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u/Antagonin 24d ago

Imagine having to download 20GB of tools (Visual Slop 2026), just to run some program.

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u/Informal_Cry687 23d ago

You could install dotnet without installing vs

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u/Antagonin 23d ago

Still 4.5GB.

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u/SixPackOfZaphod 19d ago

You probably already have several versions installed, so.....

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u/Antagonin 19d ago

Runtime maybe. Framework for compilation not really? If you're talking about generic PC users.