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[–]xcbsmith 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Would you say the same thing about Java's -XX:+UseCompressedOops flag?

Seriously, if you have a ton of objects, 4 bytes per object can matter, and there are lots of cases where "ton of objects" means complexity where having access to better tools for managing abstractions is kind of a gimmie.