Re: multidim. containers

[Christian Soeller]

Dan Sugalski wrote:

> If you want efficiency, n-dimensional arrays really need to be a concrete
> data type all of their own. That way one big block of memory can be
> allocated and, if it's a typed array, properly sized.

I wholeheartedly agree ;)

> 
> That doesn't mean that n-dimensional arrays won't be just sugar over the
> standard list-o-list structure to start, but they won't have to stay that way.

That seems to be a possible route. Get multi-dim syntax for arrays but
don't assume that they are list-of-list(refs). That way the
implementation can be tuned as required.

  Christian