On 3/23/06, Michael Halcrow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So in short, without much more strictly defined controls, I would say > that the wall clock running time is pretty much meaningless for this > particular competition. > > Mike
You are correct. This isn't very scientific. The rules have been very loose, and I've noticed differences already. For example, the original C++ version has the entries alphabetized, but the Java and Python versions don't. This gives an unfair advantage to those who choose not to alphabetize the output. Also, I only print out the dictionary words if their is at lease a count of 1. Others print all words. These performance numbers aren't definitive of the languages involved, but they are at least ball park representations of what a languages is capable of (how fast, how many LOC). I still find the results useful. I so delight in concrete examples of a language versus personal biased blatherings and political positioning (I'm just as guilty as anyone else, so I'm not pointing fingers :-)). -Bryan /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
