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Jim Blandy <jimb@red-bean.com> writes: > > While this is generally true, a smart compiler that does some type > > inference can do very well. I believe Stalin is the canonical example. > > It supposedly generates better code than good FORTRAN implementations > > from some problems, out of Scheme code written in a natural style. > > Are you *sure* you're talking about stock Scheme code, without special > declarations? If so, then I really want to see that paper. With > declarations, anything is possible. Yes, it's with stock scheme code & without declarations. Stalin does a lot of heavy duty optimizations, especially type inference. I don't know if there're associated papers, but there's a compiler. See Jeffrey Siskind's home page, http://www.neci.nj.nec.com/homepages/qobi/, and in particular, http://www.neci.nj.nec.com/homepages/qobi/software.html -- Harvey J. Stein BFM Financial Research hjstein@bfr.co.il