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

Bengt Kleberg bengt.kleberg@ericsson.com
Thu, 30 Sep 2004 12:17:08 +0200


Brandon J. Van Every wrote:
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> Sure, but startup/shutdown should be benched explicitly by intent, not
> implicitly as fat in tests where it doesn't / shouldn't actually matter.
> Interpreted scripting languages are interested in startup/shutdown time.
> Compiled number crunching matrix apps are not.  They're going to do a
> gazillion things in process, not start/stop processes willy nilly.

the shootout have the possiblity to remove the startup/stop times from 
the timings in the scores. great thing, imho. if the interested party 
wants startup included (or not) they can choose.

for the simple bench mark i suggest removing the startup time by default.


bengt