Re: Pseudo Code and Compiled Code

Kerry Sainsbury (kerry@kcbbs.gen.nz) wrote: : In article <4k0mhi$s3b@newsgate.dircon.co.uk>, : philip_mack@directeam.org.uk (Phil Mack) wrote: : >Could you shed a little light on this ? : > : >We have psuedo code running on a HP. The runner is shared in memory : >but I believe I am right in saying that the code is loaded in each time : >for each user and that is why the data element of the stack is so large. : : Yes, you are right. : : >Is there a potential saving of memory if the code were compiled : >and therefore shareable ? : : Only if your users are all running the same program... : With RDS *everybody* shares the runner : : >Will the system run that little bit faster ? : : My understanding is that the "little bit" isn't significant. : : ------------------------------------,------------------------------------------ : Kerry Sainsbury, kerry@kcbbs.gen.nz | THE INFORMIX FAQ v2.4 Oct 95 : Quanta Systems, Auckland | http://www.iiug.org/techinfo/faq/ : New Zealand. Work: +64 9 377-4473 | ftp://ftp.iiug.org/pub/informix/faq : Home: +64 9 279-3571 | ftp://kcbbs.gen.nz:/pub/informix/ Our benchmarks show that compiled 4gl code is nearly twice as fast for: 1) function calls with parameters and stack operations 2) calculations and 3) string manipulation. Michael Reed, mreed@radiix.com