22 Oct
2006
22 Oct
'06
6:53 p.m.
Take a simple string expression, for example:
D$=A$+B$+C$
[...] The code could get as bad as: [...really stupid
implementation...]
Well, yes. (And an interpreted implementation could be stupid too.) I
don't think anyone has said that a stupid compiled implementation can't
be beat by a smart interpreter.
What I'm having trouble with is the claim that some interpreters can
beat compiled code in general, rather than specific (and stupid)
compilers' output.
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