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Re:The Neko Virtual Machine by cygx on Monday May 13, 2019 @05:29AM (#19897449)
Static types avoid the cost of runtime type checks and dynamic dispatch.
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Re:The Neko Virtual Machine by naasking on Monday May 13, 2019 @10:51AM (#19899803)
Also they permit more inlining opportunities, allow eliminating more dead code, and more. Types almost always improve program performance.
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