Re: make-hash-table :size

[Stefan Monnier]

> so i start wondering, will i gain anything by defining my hash tables with
> (make-hash-table :size 15)? does it save memory, will it speed things up?

It might do both.  But as always, this is strongly dependent on what your
code does, so you'll have to measure it yourself.

The expectation is that specifying a (mostly correct) size should only make
things better.  If it makes things worse, then it might be considered as
a bug.


        Stefan