[mrottenkolber]

> In conclusion, allocating memory is expensive, regardless how it is done. :)

My experience goes contrary to that statement. How allocation is done makes all the difference. Between what the language implementations memory model is good or bad at, and what allocations/usage patterns the CPU is good or bad at, there are worlds of possibilities and trade-offs. Especially the “increased allocation equals decreased performance” myth doesn’t hold true. See http://mr.gy/blog/maxpc.html#section-3-2 for my own ragtag exploration of this phenomenon.