[Shootout-list] What people say about shootout

[Bengt Kleberg]

skaller wrote:
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> NOT MINE! On the contrary, there should be tests that FAIL
> for some or even most languages. One such 'feature test'


i agree. very much. i especially like the idea of allowing languages to 
fail at different 'n' without removing them from the shootouts 
''non-graph result pages'' (sorry about the vague description, but i am 
interested in graphs. i do not consider the other pages sufficiently 
informative when it comes to comparing results)


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> Just push N up, and watch the performance of the double-languages 
> drop suddenly when the cache spills, whilst the 
> single-language will lose performance a bit later. Perhaps .. :)

this is one oif the reasons i am trying to get the shootoout to use a 
more spread out number of 'n', instead of the current system.

the current 'n' system is the only reason i do not write tests, such is 
the importance i attach to replaceing it.


bengt