[Shootout-list] grossly distinct
Brandon J. Van Every
vanevery@indiegamedesign.com
Mon, 11 Oct 2004 12:01:49 -0700
Bengt Kleberg wrote:
> Brandon J. Van Every wrote:
> >
> > I think we'll first have to define what 'grossly distinct'
> > means. 2x or 3x performance differences matter to me.
>
> if you look at the scorecard of a current shootout test you will find
> that some interpreted languages are faster than some languages that
> compiled to native code.
I also find, looking at http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/craps.php that
all of the languages at the top of the pack are compiled languages. I
don't really care if a shoddy compiler is beaten by the best of
interpreters.
> if you have some definition of 'grossly distinct' that will make your
> statement true again, you are wellcome to supply it.
I think you could stand to provide more specifics of your own, like
which language implementations or tests you think are demonstrating this
wonderful interpreted performance. I think this will start to beg
questions about CRAPS.
I think we've spent enough words on "one best language profile" vs.
"several grossly distinct language profiles." I am not the only person
who disagrees with you on this point.
Cheers, www.indiegamedesign.com
Brandon Van Every Seattle, WA
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