Got it, thanks for the clarification. Sent from my iPhone
On Aug 18, 2010, at 6:53 AM, Sean Owen <[email protected]> wrote: > Non-static methods invisibly pass 'this' as an argument. Java can > optimize invocation of method calls with less than 3 args. It can > matter -- but probably only in super-critical blocks. I almost > shouldn't mention it. It really is tiny compared to the design-level > concerns. > > On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 2:45 PM, Saikat Kanjilal <[email protected]> wrote: >> I understand that static methods are not associated with the this keyword >> since they are class level methods. In your initial post you had mentioned >> something about critical sections and how static methods improve >> performance, do you mean sections that are accessed in a serialized fashion >> or are you using the phrase critical section in a different context? >
