[Shootout-list] Least Common Denominator benchmark

[Brandon J. Van Every]

Bengt Kleberg wrote:
>
> would the name
>
> basic benchmark
>
> be easier on the eyes of a phb?

Plausible.  One wrinkle: the family of languages known as BASIC.  You'd
need to choose a different word.

> > - the Garbage Collection benchmark
> > - the Concurrency benchmark
> >
> > Then she might select the one most appropriate to her
> project.  Or if
> > she can't figure that out, her lead programmer might set
> her straight on
> > it.
>
> i think that the result of looking at the basic benchmark
> will be that
> they do it in c(++) as they always have. with a few java/c# thrown in
> from the really adventurous.
> but i still like the idea of a language shootout. for fun.

Why should they, if some HLL actually matches or *beats* C/C++
performance?  The only reasons people stick with C++ are (1) performance
(2) legacy issues.


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Brandon Van Every           Seattle, WA

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