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0 pointslondons_explore4y ago0 comments

I assume those bits of runtime could be modified to have other special markers on the functions they need to special case...

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jeffbee4y ago

Yeah, that a function's name begins with "runtime." is 1 bit of information at most. But now we're talking about the optimal representation, not whether this information should exist.

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0 pointslondons_explore4y ago0 comments

I assume those bits of runtime could be modified to have other special markers on the functions they need to special case...

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jeffbee4y ago

Yeah, that a function's name begins with "runtime." is 1 bit of information at most. But now we're talking about the optimal representation, not whether this information should exist.

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