[Shootout-list] Programming language features

[Isaac Gouy]

> There has been much (maybe even too much) talk about 
> programming language features. 

In the context of the Shootout, we seem to be talking about "fairness"
in a variety of ways; and that comes down to the benchmark specs.

> One simple solution would be to add one extra page to the shootout
> listing a summary the features of the programming languages.
> This would not affect scoring, but should be enough to keep people
> happy.

We have pages that focus on each individual language, and those pages
include a section about that language - we can certainly improve the
content on those pages.

http://igouy.port5.com/shoot/all25-oberon2.htm
http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/lang/oberon2/

Passively looking at the CRAPS page on the Shootout will give one
impression; actively looking at the code and the compiler settings and
the language details will give another. We can support and encourage
due diligence.


		
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