'T was on Fri, 5 Mar 1999 12:59:14 +0100,
that Rudy Velthuis wrote:
> What makes you assume switch is slow in compiled code (C, Pascal, compiled
> Basic) at all?

This may have to do with the compiler I once wrote for a simple version 
of C. I had a hell of a time getting a working executable with a switch 
statement, let stand the horror of optimizing the code in such a fashion 
that would please my teacher...

In general, the time it takes to read in a jump table is far greater than 
just using the jump system that gets generated by an if-clause.

Phoenix

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