Faraday cages ( was Re: staticy plastic tubs )

[der Mouse]

> Take a simple string expression, for example:
>     D$=A$+B$+C$
> [...]  The code could get as bad as:  [...really stupid
> implementation...]

Well, yes.  (And an interpreted implementation could be stupid too.)  I
don't think anyone has said that a stupid compiled implementation can't
be beat by a smart interpreter.

What I'm having trouble with is the claim that some interpreters can
beat compiled code in general, rather than specific (and stupid)
compilers' output.

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