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authorEric Wong <e@80x24.org>2019-09-21 00:06:42 +0000
committerEric Wong <e@80x24.org>2019-09-22 03:07:58 +0000
commitb1759e873fcd861e76be4b702119e70af267c9f4 (patch)
tree951f5e190a6f84a64a15c384cd630f36668eef3e /HACKING
parent290b8ef18659a52f3cfa97458b5dc5334519dfed (diff)
downloadpublic-inbox-b1759e873fcd861e76be4b702119e70af267c9f4.tar.gz
Inline::C seems alright, so we might use it more since it still
allows end users to quickly make changes.  Our performance on
rotational disks is also terrible, and could be improved...
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@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ the shiny new.
 Avoid relying on compiled modules too much.  Even if it is Free,
 compiled code makes packages more expensive to audit, build,
 distribute and verify.  public-inbox itself will only be implemented
-in scripting languages (currently Perl 5).
+in scripting languages (currently Perl 5) and optional JIT-compiled C
+(via Inline::C)
 
 Performance should be reasonably good for server administrators, too,
 and we will sacrifice features to achieve predictable performance.