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0 pointsdjur9y ago0 comments

This isn't true. Ruby uses native integers when possible and then switches to bignums when the integer gets big enough.

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Yeah and that behavior of automatically switching has overhead, and should be taken into account when comparing languages.

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0 pointsdjur9y ago0 comments

This isn't true. Ruby uses native integers when possible and then switches to bignums when the integer gets big enough.

_uhtu9y ago

Yeah and that behavior of automatically switching has overhead, and should be taken into account when comparing languages.

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