Peter Verswyvelen <bugf...@gmail.com> writes: > you could even pass it in a test data set to which it must be optimized; > after the program is compiled, > the compiler runs and profiles it, measures the results, and does another > pass to make it faster. > > some C++ compilers can already do this (profile based optimization). > Rumor says firefox needs profile based optimization to run faster. Or it is not a rumor at all.
I guess for all those goodness of haskell, a heavy profile based optimization should be done and could probably result in a much faster binary than C++. Best, Xiao-Yong -- c/* __o/* <\ * (__ */\ < _______________________________________________ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe