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trans <transfire@gmail.com> writes:
> like to at least get close to 4x of C. I got a sneaking suspicion
> though you are going to tell me that's not realistic :(

I think it's doable especially if you stay with C-like monomorphic types
instead of the int|float stuff.  Use OOP or tags in the cases where you
need dispatch, and keep that out of inner loops.