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RE: Mac OS X Java Performance

Scott Ellsworth,


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott Ellsworth [SMTP:email@hidden]
> Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 2:24 PM
> To: Java-dev
> Subject: Re: Mac OS X Java Performance
>
Scott Ellsworth,

> > Again, doesn't a+b = c just sort of oversimplify?
>
> It was provided as an example of why primitives existed in Java. For
> that case, Gosling demanded optimal performance of a+b being one
> machine instruction. There are other cases, but this one is the use
> case for primitives.
>
Missed the prior qualification that primitives were being discussed.
I thought this was being indicated as the one thing he wanted to see compilable cross-platform.
My, not minor, mistake.


Mike Hall <email@hidden>
<http://www.spacestar.net/users/mikehall>
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