Re: Thoughts on obfuscators?
On Sep 6, 11:33 am, Arne Vajh=F8j <a...@vajhoej.dk> wrote:
Andrew Thompson wrote:
On Sep 6, 8:42 am, Arne Vajh=F8j <a...@vajhoej.dk> wrote:
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Many vendors consider obfuscation a waste of time.
(shrugs) They are usually good for compressing
They are probably better for compression than keeping
the secrets in the code.
Yes, that is also my understanding. If size is
a problem*, trimming %40-60 off the download cannot
hurt.
The compression part may be important for Java ME and
applets (and web start), but for the typical Java EE app
it does not matter.
* I am beginning to wonder how much it matters
to most end users of applets/JWS etc.
Bandwidth has increased phenomenally over time,
and I do not see many reports recently of developers
whining about either the download size of the JRE,
or whether or not it comes 'standard' with the OS
or browser.
( Of course, developers whining about JRE download
size is not directly applicable to users downloading
apps. but I thought I'd draw the comparison and see
if I could get away with it. ;)
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