Stop using "Int" for microsecond delays in "base"
Johan Tibell
johan.tibell at gmail.com
Wed Mar 30 20:00:27 CEST 2011
On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 7:56 PM, Evan Laforge <qdunkan at gmail.com> wrote:
> It's good for big data structures since it can be unpacked into the
> constructor. I've seen space usage go down by 1/3 after an Integer ->
> Int switch. Integer is a sum type so there's an extra two words of
> overhead (if not mistaken, one for the tag, and one for the
> indirection since it can't unpack).
Yes. Integer is terrible for performance.
More information about the Libraries
mailing list