[fpc-devel] Generics

[Flávio Etrusco]

On 4/9/06, Marco van de Voort <marcov at stack.nl> wrote:
> > > I guess I was a bit too hasty on the whining, but just thinking about
> > > C++ compilation speed
> >
> > What compiler? If gcc, gcc does nothing fast, and C++ header model than the
> > bit of codegenerating done.
>
> nothing fast ..., _the problem is more_ ... C++ header model....

VisualC++ 6.
I know it's much related to C header model and linking, but I never
saw any "complete research" about how much these affect the problem,
and I'm afraid some of the problems can't just be avoided....

> The "Type erasure" in Java5 is also known to have pitfalls. E.g. check the
> site of http://www.angelikalanger.com or just throw "type erasure" in
> google.

Thanks, I'll read it right now :-)

Cheers,
Flávio