Ruby

lib/uri/rfc2396_parser.rb (initialize): reduce bytecode size Reduce the initialize method from 2088 to 1332 bytes on 32-bit x86 Measurement obtained using `memsize_of_all', as `memsize_of' is non-recursive: a = ObjectSpace.memsize_of_all(RubyVM::InstructionSequence) RubyVM::InstructionSequence.compile(src) b = ObjectSpace.memsize_of_all(RubyVM::InstructionSequence) p(b - a) In the future, it may be able to make the bytecode compiler perform this optimization transparently for existing code. However, I also like the shorter &:method syntax. I'll commit in a few days unless there's an objection.