Author: David Rasmussen
Date: 05:39:43 01/07/03
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On January 06, 2003 at 14:20:38, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >If you are talking about a JVM, then you are _not_ talking about a "compiled >language". There is a _huge_ difference between executing some sort of >pseudo-code vs native machine language instructions. A native JAVA compiler >could work just fine with care, but not one that needs the virtual machine to >run. It will _never_ come within a factor of ten of a well-written C program. > http://www.coyotegulch.com/reviews/almabench.html suggests a factor of four rather than ten. Ten is too pesimistic. BTW. It also shows the strengths of C++ as a numerical language. C++ performs on par with Fortran in this test, and is sometimes slightly better. /David
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