Re: Shootout (sum-file)

Razii said:

> On Tue, 06 May 2008 11:17:43 +0000, Richard Heathfield
> <rjh@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 
>>me@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> gcc --version
>>2.95.3
>>me@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> g++ --version
>>2.95.3
>>me@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> java -version
>>java version "1.1.8"
> 
> 1.1.8? That's probably 10 years old and does not include HotSpot JIT
> compiler. It's probably 100% interpreted.

<shrug> Right, but so what? It's still Java, right? And please note that 
the gcc and g++ versions are equally old.

The point is that this "shoot-out" thing isn't a race between languages
(as 
it claims), but between *implementations* - which makes the whole thing a 
wild goose chase.

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