On Jul 30, 4:56 am, koblas <kob...@gmail.c omwrote:
I personally DON'T think that the developers should be chasing down
every micro-benchmark. Someone has to look-up and see the bigger
picture.
If you take a look at a larger set of micro benchmarks, then Ruby
is below par when compared to Python and Perl on speed. I had the
misfortune to read their development group entries when a critical
bug was 'fixed' by a release from Japan that didn't have enough
testing and so think the Ruby development 'group' have problems of
quality that they also need to address. (And are doing I think by
adding to their test-suite).
PyPy and previous tools like Psyco are ways in which Python
developers are continuing to see above the eternal grind of micro-
optimising the C-interpreter to try and give us tools that can
approach compiled language speeds from the language we love.
I like to think of it as working smarter rather than harder - the
brains a much better muscle :-)
- Paddy.
Ruby has been getting pummeled for the last year or more on the
performance subject. They've been working hard at improving it. From
my arm chair perspective Python is sitting on it's laurels and not
taking this as seriously as it probably should.
performance subject. They've been working hard at improving it. From
my arm chair perspective Python is sitting on it's laurels and not
taking this as seriously as it probably should.
every micro-benchmark. Someone has to look-up and see the bigger
picture.
If you take a look at a larger set of micro benchmarks, then Ruby
is below par when compared to Python and Perl on speed. I had the
misfortune to read their development group entries when a critical
bug was 'fixed' by a release from Japan that didn't have enough
testing and so think the Ruby development 'group' have problems of
quality that they also need to address. (And are doing I think by
adding to their test-suite).
PyPy and previous tools like Psyco are ways in which Python
developers are continuing to see above the eternal grind of micro-
optimising the C-interpreter to try and give us tools that can
approach compiled language speeds from the language we love.
I like to think of it as working smarter rather than harder - the
brains a much better muscle :-)
- Paddy.