Haskell object lifetime performance

Asked May 13 '13 at 18:16

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foo x y = x*x + y

fat x y = let xx = x*x in xx + y

bar x = \y -> x*x + y

baz x = let xx = x*x in \y -> xx + y

foo' = foo 2

fat' = fat 2

bar' = bar 2

baz' = baz 2

Will repeated calling of foo', fat', bar', or baz' result in different runtime performances? Basically, I am interested in how GHC will keep values around and when it relinquishes intermediate values. Would using a where clause result in different results if I replaced let with it?

asked May 13 '13 at 18:16

Thomas Eding

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Does http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3951012/when-is-memoization-automatic-in-ghc-haskell this answer your question? – Tikhon Jelvis May 13 '13 at 18:43
@TikhonJelvis: Ah, thanks. That basically covers it. – Thomas Eding May 13 '13 at 18:44
See also http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16430376/what-does-sharing-refer-to-in-the-implementation-of-a-functional-programming-lan. – isturdy May 13 '13 at 19:08

Haskell object lifetime performance

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