32 or 64 bit

[Ralf]

Hello,

is VAST Version 8.0.2 available as 64 bit or only as 32 bit application or rather can I create 64 bit applications with VAST 8.0.2?

Thanks and regards

Ralf

[marten]

It's a 32-bit application, producing 32-bit applications - runnable as 32-bit application under 32/64-bit operating systems.

[Ralf]

Thanks,

another question is, is a 64 bit version intended?

[marten]

Thanks,

another question is, is a 64 bit version intended?

Though only Instantiations can answer this question in an official way. I think, that the short, practical answer is: "no" (unless lots of customers can not live without that or many more (new ?) customers can be reached by this new feature). They know how to do this, but at this point there is no commercial reason to spend very much time into this project. That's my personal interpretation of the discussions I've heard about.

[Ralf]

ok, let see what the future will bring.

thanks for your answer

[hossnine]

Lets hope Instantiations does this sooner rather than later. I've deployed our Smalltalk based applications at a number of customers that have refreshed their server hardware and OS to Windows 2008 R? x64. These customers recompiled all of their applications to 64 bit during those migrations and then got miffed at us when they had to leave all of their modules (dlls) that are called from our application as 32 bit because we are still a 32 bit app. Whether there is an actual or just perceived performance increase migrating to 64 bit isn't as relevant as overall product perception. And that perception is that our Smalltalk applications are behind the curve and falling further back. It isn't a black eye at this point but it definitely is a punch in the nose hard enough to make one's eyes water.