On 9/24/14, 12:49 PM, "Nordlöw" wrote:
On Wednesday, 24 September 2014 at 14:58:34 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
I didn't test speed.
So the pro must be (de)allocation speed then, I suppose?
The pro is twofold:
1. Code using RC will be more compact about using memory if strings are
created and then discarded. Depending on a variety of factors, that may
lead to better cache friendliness.
2. If a GC cycle will occur, that will add to the total run time of GC
code, meaning RC code will gain an advantage.
Code that doesn't create/discard a lot of strings and doesn't get to run
the GC is likely to be slower with RCString.
Andrei
