From: ts <decoux@...>
Date: 2002-04-05T17:39:12+09:00
Subject: Re: About efficiency

>>>>> "J" == Jean-Hugues ROBERT <jean_hugues_robert@yahoo.com> writes:

J> At runtime:
J>    1) When about to call a method, first check if it is an accessor
J>    2) If so, don't call it, directly access the instance variable
J>    3) Else, use previous "slow" access method
J> At compile time
J>    1) Detect if method is an accessor (setter or getter).
J>    2) Age the global cache (making it totally invalid, i.e. clearing it).

 It's best if you look at the source of ruby


Guy Decoux