> benchmarks are a game. I agree, but in a very positive interpretation of that phrase.
Competitive games are essential, both to individual human development as well as software projects. They are a feedback mechanism that challenges potential complacency, and helps bring out the best that is within us. Even if benchmarks don't have a perfect correlation with every real-world performance scenario, they have a strong correlation with many. Participating, tuning, and winning benchmarks shows that Nim has a community that cares about its success.
