----- Original Message -----
From: Todd Gillespie <toddg / linux127.ma.utexas.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.lang.ruby
To: ruby-talk ML <ruby-talk / ruby-lang.org>; <undisclosed-recipients: ;>
Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2001 5:13 PM
Subject: [ruby-talk:18474] Re: Ruby vs. Objective Caml


> : * Its very fast - many times it is as fast as straight C (I think speed
is a
> : very legitimate issue. If you look at Pure Java applications, even on
the
> : fastest machines they are still fairly pokey in my opinion -- aside from
the
> : problem of garbage collection "freezes" -- see Sun's Forte)
>
> Can you back this one up?  It is true that pure functionals allow for some
> impressive global optimizations, but I'm skeptical of a 'many times faster
> than C' claim.  C is just one layer up from assembler.

Your eye zoomed past an invisible comma.  :)

He said, "Many times, it is as fast as straight C."

Cheers,
Hal