14 Efficiency considerations when coding for delivery

This chapter explains some efficiency considerations you might make when coding your application.

14.1 Use of modules

14.2 Loading code at run time

14.3 General strategy for reducing the image size

14.4 Use of symbols, functions, and classes

14.5 Making references to packages

14.6 Declaring the types of variables used in function calls

14.7 Avoid referencing type names

14.8 Use of the INTERN and FIND-SYMBOL functions

14.9 Use of the EVAL function and the invocation of uncompiled functions

14.10 User-defined and built-in packages