On 3/31/06, sullivanz.pku / gmail.com <sullivanz.pku / gmail.com> wrote:> This might be a stupid question, but I really wonder if ruby is much> slower than python and perl.
Try it. And ignore anyone who tells you to look at the utterly uselessAlioth shootout. It doesn't model anything real-world and doesn'tactually tell you anything about performance for your problems.
I haven't checked in a while, but they weren't very honest about theiraims last time I checked, either. It's simply a matter ofself-promotion and comparison for Inane Gullibles.
-austin--Austin Ziegler * halostatue / gmail.com               * Alternate: austin / halostatue.ca