Re: [MacPerl] Byte Compiler for MacPerl

[Matthias Ulrich Neeracher <neeri@iis.ee.ethz.ch>]

"Mark Manning/Muniz Eng." <markem@flash.net> writes:
>I don't know - being able to rapidly create an application via Perl and
>then having it generate C/C++ (whichever) code to do that could really
>make Perl (and on our Macs MacPerl) become the language of choice to
>develop code in.

I still think the C/C++ backend option is overrated. What is missing in this
debate is that the C/C++ backend still needs at least 80% of the Perl runtime,
if not 100%, to run. Thus, you gain at most a minimal improvement in speed
vs. byte code. Byte code should be a massive improvement in speed vs. source
code and a significant improvement in size vs. C/C++.

Matthias

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Matthias Neeracher   <neeri@iis.ee.ethz.ch>   http://www.iis.ee.ethz.ch/~neeri
   "Have you heard of the new Cambridge compilers ? They distribute
    gear-wear much more evenly"
        -- William Gibson/Bruce Sterling, _The Difference Engine_


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