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Re: Final methods

From: Alan Hudson <giles_at_yumetech.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 10:36:08 -0800

Paul Sandoz wrote:

>
>> Have you verified this recently.
>
>
> I did some tests a while back and final made a measured difference,
> not a large one but nothing to be sniffed at :-)
>
good enough then. I just didn't want to be going on old data. Ie it
used to really make a difference... guess it still does. I might
timetrial this myself sometime again as I had thought the issue went away.

> I understand. That is why i have attempted to separate the
> implementation from the APIs. In that respect we have control over the
> implementation and can change what we like as it is a private contract.
>
reasonable rationale.