Op Thu, 20 Nov 2008, schreef Michael Schnell:
Isn't this the same??
I understand that D2009 uses dynamic code information, while my suggestion is
based on several different (static) types.
As I understand it is static.
type cp850string=ansistring(CP_850);
utf8string=ansistring(CP_UTF8);
var a:cp850string;
b:utf8string;
begin
a:=b; {Compiler knows conversion to perform at compile time.
I feel that static types are a lot easier to implement and if using them
correctly, the user can tune the program to be as fast as possible or as
small as possible. This helps a lot with embedded projects. dynamic types are
due to much bloating regarding space and performance.
I agree. However, FPC may still decide to do some things dynamic to
prevent a blowup of rtl size.
Daniël
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