[Shootout-list] New Benchmarks

[Isaac Gouy]

> 1.  Matrix multiplication.  We have an existing
> test, but we should also test sparse multiplication,
> as well as the cost of matrix transformation (as 
> might be found in 3D games or computational
> chemistry). 

Isn't the current matrix mult waiting for replacement? 
It's one of those bad tests that does the same thing over and over -
iirc there were suggestion for replacement, it's just not reached the
top of the list.


> Jon Harrop, our resident Objective Caml/numerical
> methods expert ...
> I would like to see more "real world" test 

Humbly suggest that the real world extends beyond numerical methods ;-)

Wouldn't we just be duplicating the array + doubles that is nbody?

On the subject of duplication, is there now too much overlap between
word-frequency k-nucleotide and spellcheck?

Or to put it another way, are there other tests that should be
deprecated and retired to "The Doug Bagley" website.

My list would have
- sort-out the mess that is object/object-methods
- replace regex working over large dna sequences
- add a regex substitution working over large dna sequences
- possibly add a special data-structure test working over ... (you
guessed, large dna sequences)





		
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