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Re: Lightweight Languages Workshop (DDJ Article)



> Can't confirm or deny it. But the Eiffel implementors insist that they
> have found a solution with add just a constant factor to each
> Methodinvocation. Well one have to admit Eiffel ist not very dynamic
> and the compiler has to do a Full System check each time. Maybe than
> it's possible to come to such a solution.

But Eiffel only does single dispatch, so of course it's possible to do it
with just a small constant factor more than non-virtual dispatch--C++ has
had this figured out for a long time now.


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