Re: API

["John E. Davis" <davis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Joerg Sommer <joerg@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>"John E. Davis" <davis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> half the byte-code for a compiled function.  That is, the use of these
>> functions means less memory is used.  The trade-off, as you noted is
>> that there is a small amount of function call overhead.
>
>But why I got so different timings in <slrnbh5etp.1l1.joerg@xxxxxxxxxxxx>?

This was addressed recently.  See

  http://www.ruptured-duck.com/jed-users/msg00402.html

for the explanation.

>I am confused. Why this saves memory and speed? What makes slang with
>this? Other languages know inlineing and such things, but here these are
>fatal.

It uses less memory but sacrifices speed.

--John

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