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Xavier Leroy wrote:
 
> So, it's not too bad, although it might not generate optimal code all
> the time due to the rather simple-minded inlining and unboxing
> algorithms used in ocamlopt.

I found the term "simple-minded" to be highly amusing, considering that
OCaml is generally considered to generate the best code of all free
implementations of functional languages using a pattern matching syntax! 

James Hague