[Haskell-cafe] Re: does the compiler optimize repeated calls?

[Alex Queiroz]

Hallo,

On 9/6/06, Lennart Augustsson <lennart at augustsson.net> wrote:
> Furthermore, doing that optimization (common subexpression
> elimination) can lead to space leaks.  So you should not count on the
> compiler doing it.  Besides, I often find it more readable and less
> error prone to name a common subexpression; only one place to change
> when you need to change the call.
>

     So there is no benefits from the "functions have no side-effects"
property, performance-wise. Pity.

-- 
-alex
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