From: Robert Dober <robert.dober@...>
Date: 2009-01-12T10:31:18+09:00
Subject: Re: functional programming

On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 1:39 PM, andrea <kerny404@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> The interpreter is going to have many new objects created around, and
> so there will be more work for the garbage collector or more memory
> used, am I wrong?
Yes or let us say you will be wrong very soon :).

Have a look at this to understand why:
http://rubyconf2008.confreaks.com/how-ruby-can-be-fast.html

HTH
Robert
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