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Taking that as true for a moment, I wonder what other programming languages get a benefit from Apple's silicon then? PHP et al. use reference counting too, do t
by girvo 6y ago
Taking that as true for a moment, I wonder what other programming languages get a benefit from Apple's silicon then? PHP et al. use reference counting too, do they get a free win, or is there something particular about Obj-C and Swift?
- saagarjha 6y agoNot the specific thing mentioned in the article. There is other hardware that optimizes Objective-C specifically, but it’s a branch hint.
- andrekandre 6y agoany links or other info about that? sounds realy cool
- saagarjha 6y agohttps://twitter.com/jckarter/status/1326285905607323650 https://twitter.com/jckarter/status/1326285905607323650
- andrekandre 6y agothats realy impressive... and really vindicates the whole "if your serious about software, make your own hardware too"