At 09:55 AM 10/9/02 +0200, Theo Veenker wrote: >Compared to the 256 Mb in a typical PC each lookup table would consume 0.001% >(or 0.01-0.03% for CJK) of main memory. My point is it is better to >concentrate >on processing speed than on table foot print.
Making two crucial assumptions here: a) you are using a PC or similiar-sized gadget b) you are dealing with only one mapping table On a small device and/or in situations where many mapping tables are used (or inadvertantly many copies of the same one) attention to size can matter. If, for example, your application is cache-limited already, then taking even small amounts of extra memory would appear to be able to result in a bigger speed penalty than your simple calculation suggests.
