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Chris M. Thomasson wrote:

> […]
> function ct_complex_add(c0, c1)
> {
>     return [c0[0] + c1[0], c0[1] + c1[1]];
> }
> […]
> function ct_complex_sub(c0, c1) {
>     return [c0[0] - c1[0], c0[1] - c1[1]];
> }
> […]
> ______________________________
> 
> 
> If I call any of the functions above in a large
> iteration, will memory start to explode and stress
> out the garbage collector? I mean will there be
> millions of arrays that are allocated during heavy
> load?

The only good answer to such questions is “try and see”.  You can start with 
a small example and see how the approach scales in various runtime 
environments.  You might see a pattern emerging if the same ECMAScript 
implementation is used.

> This is purely functional implementation. Can
> an intrusive technique give better performance?

Mu.

I referred to my JSX:math/complex.js before, so you are reinventing the 
wheel (but you might do it better), but the only real difference to your 
approach is that mine is *more* object-oriented: there are Complex instances 
(arrays *are* objects too, so your approach is _not_ “purely functional”) 
because new Complex instances are created as the result of operations.

Creating new objects when operating on complex values (literally and 
figuratively) can only be avoided if an operation function modifies the 
object and returns a reference to the modified object.  Or one can, with 
loss of precision and performance, operate only on string representations, 
hoping that the script engine does not create objects from them unless 
necessary, i.e. unless String methods are called.  Is one of those what you 
mean by “an intrusive technique”?

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Impact of implicit arrays... "Chris M. Thomasson" <nospam@nospam.com> - 2016-06-11 10:52 -0700
  Re: Impact of implicit arrays... Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-06-12 12:16 +0200
    Re: Impact of implicit arrays... "Chris M. Thomasson" <nospam@nospam.com> - 2016-06-13 12:23 -0700
  Re: Impact of implicit arrays... "Michael Haufe (TNO)" <tno@thenewobjective.com> - 2016-06-13 22:00 -0700
    Re: Impact of implicit arrays... "Chris M. Thomasson" <nospam@nospam.com> - 2016-06-14 17:17 -0700
      Re: Impact of implicit arrays... Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-06-15 06:55 +0200
      Re: Impact of implicit arrays... "Chris M. Thomasson" <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-06-14 22:19 -0700
      Re: Impact of implicit arrays... "Michael Haufe (TNO)" <tno@thenewobjective.com> - 2016-06-18 12:47 -0700
        Re: Impact of implicit arrays... "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-06-21 14:43 -0700
          Re: Impact of implicit arrays... "Christoph M. Becker" <cmbecker69@arcor.de> - 2016-06-22 00:10 +0200
            Re: Impact of implicit arrays... "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-06-21 15:28 -0700
              Re: Impact of implicit arrays... "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-06-21 15:31 -0700
                Re: Impact of implicit arrays... "Christoph M. Becker" <cmbecker69@arcor.de> - 2016-06-22 11:55 +0200
                Re: Impact of implicit arrays... "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-06-23 12:23 -0700
                Re: Impact of implicit arrays... "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-06-23 14:14 -0700
                Re: Impact of implicit arrays... "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-06-23 14:16 -0700
                Re: Impact of implicit arrays... "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-06-23 18:14 -0700
                Re: Impact of implicit arrays... "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-06-23 18:46 -0700
          Re: Impact of implicit arrays... "Michael Haufe (TNO)" <tno@thenewobjective.com> - 2016-06-21 17:35 -0700
            Re: Impact of implicit arrays... "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-06-21 21:08 -0700
              Re: Impact of implicit arrays... "Michael Haufe (TNO)" <tno@thenewobjective.com> - 2016-06-21 23:09 -0700
                Re: Impact of implicit arrays... "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-06-23 14:38 -0700
                Re: Impact of implicit arrays... "Michael Haufe (TNO)" <tno@thenewobjective.com> - 2016-06-24 07:16 -0700
                Re: Impact of implicit arrays... "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-06-25 18:03 -0700
                Re: Impact of implicit arrays... "Michael Haufe (TNO)" <tno@thenewobjective.com> - 2016-06-25 18:24 -0700
                Re: Impact of implicit arrays... "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-07-01 13:52 -0700

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