> So the same code now risks an arithmetic exception. What have I, the > programmer, gained from this new level of risk? The answer, if I'm > the kind of programmer who has no interest in putting in type > annotations into the header of the function, is nothing. There is no > speed improvement without the additional type annotations. So all > I've gained is the /potential/ for a speed improvement.
It will be much easier for people to write fast library code (including in Clojure and contrib). So if you ever use Clojure libraries, you will get a speed boost. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en