On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 01:11:27 +0200, Hans-Peter Diettrich   
    wrote:   
      
      
   >Even Microsoft couldn't find *valid* optimizations for Visual Basic,   
   >that would result in significantly faster execution of compiled vs.   
   >interpreted code.   
      
   I am not sure that it is possible for any implementation of Basic,   
   considering the large number of run-time calls.   
      
   Most of the optimizations in BCET are because of the lousy code   
   generator.  It was easier to do it that way.  :-)   
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