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From:
Tim Bunce
Date:
August 8, 2002 10:58
Subject:
Re: Ideas for 5.10
Message ID:
20020808185751.H6543@dansat.data-plan.com
On Thu, Aug 08, 2002 at 04:59:27PM +0200, Arthur Bergman wrote:
>
> On torsdag, augusti 8, 2002, at 04:56 , Tim Bunce wrote:
>
> >> - Scrapped magic system, replaced by parrot PMCs, all complex types
> >> use PMCs
> >
> > Seems like a lot of work/pain for not much gain. Especially if there's
> > risk of breaking extensions that use magic (like DBI, Tk, probably PDL).
> > The other items look like having far better cost/benefit with lower
> > risk.
> >
> > Tim.
> >
>
> Not much gain?
> Speeding up tied variables 2-10 times
> Making tied variables work
> Reduce memory use for shared variables
> Allow more types
> Prepare for switching over to parrot in the future for those modules.
It sounds good but I'd need more info on your proposed implementation
to be able to explore those claims.
Tim.
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