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jrobinss wrote:
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> I won't benefit from autoboxing, then... :-(

If performance is an issue, autoboxing is a hindrance, not a benefit. It
means a non-trivial operation happening without being immediately
obvious from the code. You may need to change algorithms and/or data
structures to reduce the frequency of creating new objects.

Patricia

> (I'm just hoping it doesn't break too much of the code, because even though it's mine to break, I don't have infinite time)
> 
> Note that (exceptionnally for me) performance *is* an issue here. I haven't yet narrowed it down, but the code executes very slowly and eats up much too much memory at the moment. I'm starting to optimize it, that's why I'm starting with strongly typing it to prevent errors.
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