Interning own classes like strings for speed and size?

[Ulrich Eckhardt]

Terry Reedy wrote:
> What sort of numbers are the coordinates? If integers in a finite range,
> your problem is a lot simpler than if float of indefinite precision.

Yes, indeed, I could optimize the amount of data required to store the data 
itself, but that would require application-specific handling of the data, 
which is actually not what I want to learn about. If it was that, I'd use a 
language where I have lower-level access to the system. ;)

Thanks nonetheless!

Uli