At 09:11 AM 04/26/2001, you wrote:
>On Thu, Apr 26, 2001 at 11:00:15PM +1000, Greg Black wrote:
> > Anton Berezin wrote:
> >
> > | Could you provide the Perl script as well?
> >
> > That would be pointless. The issue is with the C ...
>
>I know that.
>
> > | I am quite sure it can be
> > | made to run faster. In fact, it is almost always possible in Perl to
> > | closely match the perfomance of a C program for this kind of
> > | application.
> >
> > Nonsense (unless the C program is written by an idiot).
>
>Nope. The real nonsense is what you say. Perl core is written in a
>highly optimized C using very polished algorithms. As long as the Perl
>script is written in such a way as to minimize the number of OPCODEs
>executed and maximize the time spent inside the OPCODE executor engine,
>it is not exactly trivial to beat it in C, unless you are willing to
>spent a considerable time polishing your code (which is not worth it for
>your typical log analyzer).
Don't try to argue this ridiculous point on this list. You are badly
overmatched. You are so wrong that its not worthy of debate.
Dennis
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