gabriele renzi wrote:
> il Thu, 19 Feb 2004 01:13:14 -0600, Charles Comstock
> <cc1 / cec.wustl.edu> ha scritto::
> 
> 
>>If you run a search on google for The Great Programming Language Shootout it 
>>shows performance graphs between a number of languages in a number of categories 
>>including tight loops, number crunching, etc.  I don't remember if php was 
>>included though, perl and python were though.  Actually that's a good 
>>site to research how different languages approach certain problems as well.
>>
>>	Charles Comstock
>>
> 
> it included php, but sadly to say, that shootout is abandoned.
> it may be interesting, somehow, but ruby, as an exmaple changed a lot
> from 1.6.6 to 1.8.1, even adding idiomatic faster ways to do things
> (i.e. block parameters to build hashes or arrays.)
> 
> There is an effort (in early stage) to build a newer
> benchmark/comparison framework at scutigena.sf.net if you're
> interested in this kind of stuff :)

Your only using ruby 1.7.2, not 1.8.1, any particular reason why?

Charlie