From: Roger Pack <rogerpack2005@...>
Date: 2009-07-11T01:36:15+09:00
Subject: Re: which project should I work on?

Joel VanderWerf wrote:
> Roger Pack wrote:
>> def go
>>  if a == @_3
>>  end
>> end
> 
> Is that really faster? Even so, what is the effect of many such
> conversions (hence many ivars) on ivar lookup time and on object size?

>> def go; '3'; end
>> Benchmark.realtime { 1000000.times { go }}
=> 0.40625
>> @_3 = '3'.freeze
>> def go2; @_3; end
>> Benchmark.realtime { 1000000.times { go2 }}
=> 0.359375

So...just barely [plus saving on the GC a bit].

Also if anybody wants to vote for it, could hack on the redcar editor or 
arcadia in the *hopes* of someday creating an editor equal to the great 
TextMate [except free, open source, and cross platform] :)

Just +1 it here :)

=r
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