> IMHO if the output also becomes much faster, the tradeoff is reasonable. The output may be faster in terms of CPU cycles, but the executable will have a larg

> IMHO if the output also becomes much faster, the tradeoff is reasonable. The output may be faster in terms of CPU cycles, but the executable will have a larger memory footprint, which can cause performance problems when it comes to swapping, eviction of file-backed pages, etc.