Am 09.06.2014 um 12:00 schrieb Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller: > > Am 09.06.2014 um 09:55 schrieb "Lundberg, Johannes" > <[email protected]>: > >> I found this http://www.splasmata.com/?p=2798 >> >> They seem to experience huge difference in speed comparing Obj-C / C to >> Swift. > > Well, that was to be expected (somehow). C-types can be compiled straight > ahead into machine instructions. > So the only area where optimization could be better than for ObjC is for > handling objects. > > My opinion so far after reading the docs from Apple is that they have done > some improvements but other > things became worse than with ObjC. Examples: > > + get rid of @ for strings > + use + operator for string concatenation > + homogenous handling of types, type-arrays > + generics > + overflow checks > + get rid of nil > + better syntax for blocks > + get rid of the concept of pointers
Huh? Did you really say "became worse"? Or did I just miss some bit of irony in your comment? Wolfgang _______________________________________________ Discuss-gnustep mailing list [email protected] https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnustep
