On Sun, 16 Sep 2007 09:50:39 +0000, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> The point is rather moot, since CPython (and probably other Pythons) do
> almost no optimizations. But just because Python is a dynamic language
> doesn't mean there are no optimizations possible: Haskell is a dynamic
> language, and there are optimizing compilers for it. Of course, it is
> much simpler for Haskell, because of the type system it uses.
What do you mean by Haskell is a dynamic language? It is statically and
strict typed and the compiler usually knows all the functions. No
"surprises", no side effects, no duck typing.
Ciao,
Marc 'BlackJack' Rintsch
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