> I saw someone asking if someone could prove .NET is faster, .. haven't > you seen any benchmarks? My diff algorithm (using levensthein) is > about 1000x faster in .NET and the CF code has been finetuned into > it's most optimal form. CF ofcourse has it's plusses or else I would > not use it, but CF cannot match .NET performance, neither can PHP, ASP, > or even pure Java. Only C++ and C are quicker, people are even > creating 3D games in C#.
I just want to point out that you simply cannot ever say "technology X is faster than technology Y" without a ton of disclaimers attached. There are numerous cases in which Java is faster than C, so if you still have the "Java is horrendously slow" notion from 1998, it's time to update your thinking: http://www.idiom.com/~zilla/Computer/javaCbenchmark.html Speed is so relative and of such little importance in the overall scheme of making technology decisions that it certainly wouldn't be a deciding factor unless you have very specific needs. If the one particular thing you're doing is the core of your application and a particular technology is 10X as fast at this one thing, then sure, use that technology. Otherwise performance is pretty much a wash between the major web development technologies. Also, in terms of the technology and how it works, there isn't a single technical aspect that would give .NET a speed advantage over J2EE other than the fact that .NET doesn't have to worry about platform independence. From an architectural standpoint the two platforms are remarkably similar I would suspect that even in cases where there are speed advantages (if there are any, and if they're even worth worrying about) they would be so negligible as to be immaterial to the discussion unless you're talking about building desktop applications, which isn't the focus of this forum. I guess my point is that saying one technology is faster than another is a pretty ridiculous statement without providing a clear context, and there are so many variables involved (hardware, the code itself, etc., etc., etc.) that it's pretty impossible to ever have a straight-across comparison. You can write a web app in either CF or .NET that will perform extremely well if you know what you're doing. One does not provide a clear speed advantage over the other in any absolute terms. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Silver Sponsor - New Atlanta http://www.newatlanta.com Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:187293 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
