[Shootout-list] Re: ring of processes

[Bengt Kleberg]

Isaac Gouy wrote:
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> The deleted question was: So how do you propose to demonstrate that
> these tests are workable across languages with different kinds of
> concurrency - rather than being limited to a handfull of languages?
> 
> Those previous postings make claims, they don't demonstrate that those
> claims hold true, some examples: 
> 
> 
>>"i say the new tests will provide measurement of the time to create a
> 
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>>thread"
>>"just use less than 128,000 threads if it is too much"
>>"use less than 8k threads if it is too much"

i think it is difficult/impossible for a test design to demonstrate how 
the claim "use less than 8k threads if it is too much" hold true.

at some point, in all discussions, it becomes neccessary to appeal to 
common sense. i do so here. common sense say that my test designs are 
workable across languages with different kinds of concurrency, on 
different hardware/operating systems, by using different values for n.

unless you can explain to me where i am mistaken i will conclude that we 
have to agree to disagree on this point.


benmgt