Footprint
This second part of the chapter looks at optimization from the footprint viewpoint, where several techniques to reduce footprint size are discussed together with footprint problems that can arise if preventive actions are omitted.
What Is Footprint?
Strictly speaking, footprint is a spatial measurement term. The footprint of a desktop computer, for example, is about 40´40 centimeters (about 16´16 inches); that is the desk space it occupies. When talking about software, however, footprint can best be described as the amount of memory an object (a program, data structure, or task, for example) needs to function properly. This memory can be strictly internal ROM or RAM, but it is also possible that footprint requirements necessitate the ...
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