[Shootout-list] A few unrelated points

Brent Fulgham bfulg@pacbell.net
Mon, 27 Sep 2004 23:41:33 -0700


On 2004-09-27 01:14:26 -0700 Bengt Kleberg wrote:
> 
> the hash test as it is today is supposed to be a hash test only. we 
> do not 
> need to remove it. instead we could just change the name of the test 
> and i 
> would be happy.

What would you prefer we call it?  Number->String conversion?  I'd 
rather change
the name than remove the test completely...

> i prefer tests that test one thing at a time. call it low level 
> benchmarking. 
> therefor i would like to question the need for a test that does both 
> number-to-string conversion and hashtable insert/lookup. we can have 
> two 
> tests if we are interested.

-Brent