RE: What can we optimize (was Re: Schwartzian transforms)

[David Whipp]

> From: Dan Sugalski [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> I'm hoping to have this stage of optimization in perl. Off by 
> default with 
> a normal parse-and-go run (though certainly enableable if you 
> want), on by 
> default with the bytecode compiler.

Don't forget about run-time information: You could mark candidates
for optimisation at compile time then, at run time, if the size
of the array is "big" then spend the time to see if you can
optimise.

I'm not sure how to define "big", but I'm sure that's solvable.


Dave.