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Should I buy ECC memory? (2015)
Jeff Atwood, perhaps the most widely read programming blogger, has a post that makes a case against using ECC memory . My read is that his major points are:
- Points
- 300
- HN comments
- 554
- Submissions
- 4
- Cited by
- 5 commenters
Hardware & ElectronicsSystems & Performance2017
On Hacker News
| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 2017 | Should I buy ECC memory? (2015) by colinprince | 300 | 224 |
| Nov 27, 2015 | Why use ECC? by benkuhn | 188 | 95 |
| May 8, 2024 | Why use ECC? (2015) by vsgherzi | 159 | 137 |
| Nov 21, 2020 | Why Use ECC? (2015) by pmoriarty | 79 | 98 |
Cited in comments
Linked from 5 Hacker News comments by 5 different people, from Apr 2017 to Jul 2025.
Most recent:
- seltzered_ · Jul 4, 2025
- theevilsharpie · Oct 10, 2023
- ksec · Jan 3, 2021
- muro · May 30, 2017
- TheGorramBatman · Apr 26, 2017
