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From: oz@nexus.yorku.ca (ozan s. yigit)
Subject: Re: usefulness of higher-order features [Re: GEL #f/nil, SCM choice]
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Tanel Tammet:
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   MB>It is very well possible to compile a languages with full
   MB>higher-order-ness and first-class continuations with a performance
   MB>comparable to C. 
	...
   Prepare yourself to have lots of patience with getting continuations-based
   code run as efficient as a no-continuations C hack doing
   the same job.

read Kent Dybvig's thesis.

oz
