Comments on: Diamondback: My first attempt to compile real code http://blog.excastle.com/2004/09/28/diamondback-my-first-attempt-to-compile-real-code/ Life, .NET, and Cats Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:52:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Joe White http://blog.excastle.com/2004/09/28/diamondback-my-first-attempt-to-compile-real-code/#comment-4276 Joe White Tue, 05 Oct 2004 21:21:00 +0000 http://blog.excastle.com/2004/09/28/diamondback-my-first-attempt-to-compile-real-code/#comment-4276 Not a problem with rollback at all; I never got errors on the virtual hard drive, whether I was rolling back or not. The problem is with their shared folders. Not a problem with rollback at all; I never got errors on the virtual hard drive, whether I was rolling back or not. The problem is with their shared folders.

]]> By: Kevin http://blog.excastle.com/2004/09/28/diamondback-my-first-attempt-to-compile-real-code/#comment-4275 Kevin Tue, 05 Oct 2004 13:27:00 +0000 http://blog.excastle.com/2004/09/28/diamondback-my-first-attempt-to-compile-real-code/#comment-4275 Sounds like a problem with Virtual PC and the "roll back" facility. VMWare's snapshots are very efficient. I've actually noticed that Virtual PC appears to be slower with it's own implementation of this. Personally, I wouldn't use Virtual PC for anything serious. Sounds like a problem with Virtual PC and the "roll back" facility. VMWare’s snapshots are very efficient. I’ve actually noticed that Virtual PC appears to be slower with it’s own implementation of this. Personally, I wouldn’t use Virtual PC for anything serious.

]]> By: Joe White's Blog http://blog.excastle.com/2004/09/28/diamondback-my-first-attempt-to-compile-real-code/#comment-4277 Joe White's Blog Wed, 29 Sep 2004 18:45:00 +0000 http://blog.excastle.com/2004/09/28/diamondback-my-first-attempt-to-compile-real-code/#comment-4277 <strong>Diamondback: Method 'VirtualPC.CommitSomeStuffAndRollOtherStuffBack' not found</strong> Diamondback: Method ‘VirtualPC.CommitSomeStuffAndRollOtherStuffBack’ not found

]]> By: Joe White http://blog.excastle.com/2004/09/28/diamondback-my-first-attempt-to-compile-real-code/#comment-4274 Joe White Wed, 29 Sep 2004 14:46:00 +0000 http://blog.excastle.com/2004/09/28/diamondback-my-first-attempt-to-compile-real-code/#comment-4274 True that; I probably shouldn't have compared the speeds. What I actually intended to say was that there was a precedent for this weird delay thing. (And it's obnoxious in Delphi 6, too!) <br> <br>But here's the thing: when I first installed Diamondback inside the VM, it did not have this speed problem. The weird delays started showing up gradually, as I compiled more and more packages, and got worse as time went on. And when I created a fresh VM and reinstalled Diamondback, it was back to being fast. True that; I probably shouldn’t have compared the speeds. What I actually intended to say was that there was a precedent for this weird delay thing. (And it’s obnoxious in Delphi 6, too!)

But here’s the thing: when I first installed Diamondback inside the VM, it did not have this speed problem. The weird delays started showing up gradually, as I compiled more and more packages, and got worse as time went on. And when I created a fresh VM and reinstalled Diamondback, it was back to being fast.

]]> By: Kevin http://blog.excastle.com/2004/09/28/diamondback-my-first-attempt-to-compile-real-code/#comment-4273 Kevin Tue, 28 Sep 2004 15:48:00 +0000 http://blog.excastle.com/2004/09/28/diamondback-my-first-attempt-to-compile-real-code/#comment-4273 Have you used any version of Delphi in a virtual machine before? I wondered about this when you compared the performance of Delphi 6 (15 seconds) to Diamondback's 2 minutes. IMO, it isn't a good idea to compare performance in a VM to the performance on a native host. I've noticed that some apps are noticeably slower under a VM while others seem to run as if they were running directly on the host. <br> <br>Cheers, <br>Kevin. <br> <br> Have you used any version of Delphi in a virtual machine before? I wondered about this when you compared the performance of Delphi 6 (15 seconds) to Diamondback’s 2 minutes. IMO, it isn’t a good idea to compare performance in a VM to the performance on a native host. I’ve noticed that some apps are noticeably slower under a VM while others seem to run as if they were running directly on the host.

Cheers,

Kevin.

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