[Shootout-list] X per second scoring system, resume

Bengt Kleberg bengt.kleberg@ericsson.com
Fri, 01 Oct 2004 11:30:11 +0200


Brandon J. Van Every wrote:
> Einar Karttunen wrote:
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>>I think that the it is quite interesting *how* slow a language is, not
>>just that it is slower than some other language.
> 
> 
> It's all about Epsilons.  Maybe you have a point about certain Epsilons,
> maybe you are being overly anal.

1 big thanks to einar kartunnen for presenting my thoughts on this 
subject in a much better way than i have been able to do.


2 yes, we are talking epsilons here. some of us think intrusive timers 
are going to far. (i refrain from stronger expressions like the one 
above since i am unsure if they are sufficiently polite)


bengt