Hi Jordan, > Using a BCNum inside a loop is the use case, where every loop would result in > memory allocation for a new object, as well as the overhead of the > constructor, etc. > > Granted, only people who REALLY know what they are doing should be doing > this. Though my library which essentially IS a wrapped for BCMath that is > upgradeable if you install other extensions (like ext-decimal) does support > both, I suggest using primarily immutables in my docs. > > That said, the C library itself for BCMath is insanely inefficient as far as > arbitrary precision math goes, so I would suggest that people don't get their > hopes up too much on the performance front.
I just sent an email, and you're right about performance. Therefore, the point of this proposal seems to be simply to improve convenience. Regards. Saki
