[news.eclipse.newcomer] Re: Disabling features

[Eric Rizzo <eclipse6@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sergio wrote:
> Hi everyone.
>
> I'm a java/eclipse newbie and I was wondering which features (those 
> present at "Manage Configuration") I can safely disable.
>
> The only thing I do need at this moment is the debugger, since I'm 
> working with numerical problems involving matrices, vectors, etc.
> I'm asking you this because eclipse is consuming too much memory and the 
> cpu's usage is pretty high.

Eclipse uses a "lazy loading" architecture that will only load a plugin 
when the user requests or invokes the functionality it provides. For 
example, even if you have the JEE tools installed, Eclipse won't load 
them unless you use something from them (for example, open a JSP file).
How much memory is Eclipse using that you consider "too much?" During 
what kind of activity is the CPU usage high?

For comparison, I typically observe memory usage (as reported by Windows 
task manager) around 100-150 MB for basic Java editing and debugging, 
and CPU is only high during compilation and application launch, 
otherwise Eclipse is mostly waiting for the user to type or click ;-)

Hope this helps,
	Eric