Michael Tsai on Twitter: "@nuoji Yep. To me, the questions are 1. How much does the perf difference usually matter, and 2. Is there an escape hatch when it bites you."

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Christoffer Lernö ‏@nuoji 19 Oct 2014

.@mjtsai I think the problem you identified in your blog entry permeates Swift - trading predictable runtime perf for "the correct way".

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@nuoji Yep. To me, the questions are 1. How much does the perf difference usually matter, and 2. Is there an escape hatch when it bites you.

11:05 AM - 19 Oct 2014

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