Re: Smart variables, dumb variables

[Marius Vollmer]

Rob Browning <address@hidden> writes:

> Marius Vollmer <address@hidden> writes:
> 
> > A future execution model (that is slowly forming in my head) will
> > make it so that most variable flags can be tested at compile time.
> > Thus, a compiler can emit more efficient code for dumb variables.
> 
> Are you thinking about testing the flags on the C side or on the
> Scheme side, and if you have more thoughts (even preliminary ones)
> about how the compile time tests would work, could you elaborate?

I'm currently writing up a proposal for a compilation/execution model.
It's coming along nicely, but I don't want to show it until I have
written down all the pieces.  Should be finished in a few days or so.

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