Re: The Compiler Is Complete

Peter K Chan wrote:
> That's great, Charles.
>
> What about the memory aspect of the compiler? I know that it is still early in
> the construction, but can you give some idea as to whether a compiled JRuby
> app will be heavier or lighter than a regular interpreted JRuby app?

Most signs point to it being lighter than interpreted, but we can't say
for certain yet. Also, if compiled classes can be made to share across
multiple runtimes, then there should be significantly lower memory costs
per extra runtime, where the costs were identical in interpreted mode.

- Charlie

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