bluestorm <bluestorm.dylc <at> gmail.com> writes: -snip- > With appropriate GC parameters, the very same OCaml program is exactly as fast as C. > > > http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/u32/performance.php?test=binarytrees > > « Note: these programs are being measured with the default initial heap size - the measurements may be very different with a larger initial heap size or GC tuning. » > > > C version : 12.11 secs > OCaml version : 47.22 secs > OCaml version with GC parameters tuned ("interesting alternative" section) : 12.67 secs
And of course you know because that GC tuned OCaml program is shown on the benchmarks game website ;-) http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/u32/program.php?test=binarytrees&lang=ocaml&id=1 _______________________________________________ Caml-list mailing list. Subscription management: http://yquem.inria.fr/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/caml-list Archives: http://caml.inria.fr Beginner's list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ocaml_beginners Bug reports: http://caml.inria.fr/bin/caml-bugs