A syntax option (function types versus arrays)

[Howard Lovatt]

All the implementations suggested to date require at least one new
object per lambda, so new is signaling that an object will in all
likely hood be created (unless the JVM can eliminate it).

On 12 March 2010 10:14, John Nilsson <john at milsson.nu> wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 11:58 PM, Howard Lovatt <howard.lovatt at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> There is an advantage in spelling out that you have an expensive
>> operation in that people are more likely to be aware of a potential
>> problem and hence avoid it in the first place
>
>
> But it is only expensive if you assume a broken compiler or VM. There is
> nothing inherent in the language to suggest that it should be expensive.
> BR,
> John



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  -- Howard.