I think Marcus Schlappa wrote: > Hello! > > I have a question about the Rule-Engine Benchmarks "Waltz" and "Manners". > Are they measuring only the time for inference or does it include building > the rete-network AND inference?
Good question. Some rule engines require you to write the rules in a Java-like language, which is then transformed by a macro-processor into Java, and then that Java is compiled; the Rete network is inherent in those compiled classes. This whole process is generally never included in benchmarking. For Jess, the rule compiler takes only a very tiny fraction of a second to process either of these small benchmark programs, so it really doesn't matter; but times that I report don't include rule compilation time, either. --------------------------------------------------------- Ernest Friedman-Hill Science and Engineering PSEs Phone: (925) 294-2154 Sandia National Labs FAX: (925) 294-2234 PO Box 969, MS 9012 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Livermore, CA 94550 http://herzberg.ca.sandia.gov -------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send the words 'unsubscribe jess-users [EMAIL PROTECTED]' in the BODY of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED], NOT to the list (use your own address!) List problems? Notify [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------
