CTFE slower than expected

[deadalnix]

Le 29/05/2012 23:53, Walter Bright a écrit :
> On 5/29/2012 8:06 AM, Manu wrote:
>> On 29 May 2012 15:52, Don Clugston <dac at nospam.com
>> <mailto:dac at nospam.com>> wrote:
>>
>> On 29/05/12 12:25, Manu wrote:
>>
>> Is there any way to improve it?
>>
>>
>> Oh yeah. Orders of magnitude, easily. The slowness is not in any way
>> inherent to CTFE. The experience will be completely different, once I
>> have
>> some time to work on it -- I know exactly how to do it.
>>
>>
>> Alright, well I've got a case of beer with your name on it if you can
>> pull it
>> off! ;)
>
> tl,dr: CTFE started out as a glorified constant folder, not an
> interpreter. An interpreter needs a different design.

Can you elaborate on that ?

I would be very interested to have your experience with that, which 
problems you faced, what you'd have done differently if you would have 
known the future.