-nogc

[Andrei Alexandrescu]

dennis luehring wrote:
> Andrei Alexandrescu schrieb:
>> 1. Put array definitions in object.d. Have the compiler rewrite "T[]" ->
>> ".Array!(T)" and "[ a, b, c ]" -> ".Array!(typeof(a))(a, b, c)". I think
>> superdan suggested that when he wasn't busy cursing :o).
>>
>> 2. Do the similar thing for associative arrays.
>>
>> 3. Have two object.d at hand: one is "normal" and uses garbage
>> collection, the other (call it object_nogc.d) has an entirely different
>> definition for arrays, hashes, and Object.
> 
> question about debug code speed:
> 
> a far as i understand it now is the code-speed of (assoc) arrays 
> independent from the debug-code-generator because of the buildinness
> 
> i ask because i hate the speed of std::vectors/maps at debug-time
> especially when it comes to large datasets - my major slowdown in 
> prototype development comes then from the awfully slow stl containers - 
> does D suffer from this - or will it, when you add this extension?

I think we'll be in better shape than debug stl because ranges are 
inherently cheaper to check. But only testing will tell.

Andrei