On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 12:14 PM, nicolas.o...@gmail.com <nicolas.o...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> The overflow check is the same whether you react to an overflow by >> boxing the result or react to an overflow by throwing an exception! > > But then all the rest of the code has to check whether things are boxed or > not. > Moreover, the JVM makes it very hard (impossible) to manipulate > something that is > either a boxed or a primitive value.
I thought it had method overload resolution for that. And that everything is boxed, except in let and loop forms sometimes, and then whether it's boxed or not is generally known at compile time. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en
