Re: Re: Function memoization

>>>>> "Dimitre" == Dimitre Novatchev <[email protected]> writes:

    >>  What do you mean by the ID?

    Dimitre> I realize that this is implementation-dependent, but it
    Dimitre> is practical not to pass long sequences by
    Dimitre> value. Instead, they can be passed by reference.  The
    Dimitre> reference is what I was referring to as the "ID" of the
    Dimitre> sequence.

This is no good. That means two functions calls that pass the value 3
will not (usually) be memoized.

Now if long strings are being passed as arguments, then indeed the
cost of recognizinf them may be less than the cost of running a small
function.

I am inclined to drop my proposal alltogether.
-- 
Colin Adams
Preston Lancashire