> Components are stored in contiguous arrays in a SoA (Structure of Arrays) manner, which allows for fast iteration and processing
Does this actually matter in Lua? Aren’t all array elements going to be pointers to heap allocated objects anyways?
The point of SoA is your likely to be accessed values are adjacent in memory, but if you’re chasing a pointer to get that value then you’re not getting anything out of it.
Does this actually matter in Lua? Aren’t all array elements going to be pointers to heap allocated objects anyways?
The point of SoA is your likely to be accessed values are adjacent in memory, but if you’re chasing a pointer to get that value then you’re not getting anything out of it.