[antlr-dev] Re: [antlr-interest] generating cyclic state machines in Java

[Martin Probst]

> I hope!  I am also going to probably allocate one big 1D array and  
> then simulate the 2D array rather than let it create n arrays for n  
> DFA states.  Slows down GC etc...

The two rules of optimisation:
1. Don't do it
2. (for experts) Don't do it yet

Why not get a working system and benchmark it first? In my experience
the JIT & friends always behave different from what you'd expect ...

Martin