Chris,
To be fair- the 3-word optimization was pointed out more than once on the list and you never indicated that it was a problem- we assumed the sample data had become realistic.
So you gotta give Rev a better shake than to consider the "final" benchmark as running 3-word optimized code on 3-7 word data!
He will. Any reasonable evaluation will encompass more than just raw speed on a single algorithm, esp. with the results so close and Rev's performance certainly well within an acceptable range. Factoring in productivity and, in Chris' case, experience with xTalk, the choice will become evident.
Rev doesn't claim to be the fastest language on the planet. Like I said before, if raw speed is a critical factor and 3GLs aren't a bore one would get far better performance and have more tools and examples to draw from using the industry standard, C (an in many cases fewer lines of code than BASIC).
And adopting that standard for that one critical algorithm won't encumber the other 90% of development with a compile-runtime cycle, tedious memory management, and other bit-counting exercises so often done better by machines.
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