From: 4mschulz at informatik.uni-hamburg.de (Marko Schulz)
Date: 30 Apr 1999 12:40:00 GMT
Subject: Python IS slow ! [was] Re: Python too slow for real world
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Markus Kohler <markus_kohler at hp.com> wrote:
>
> Python-1.5.2c1 ....
> 0.52 seconds
>
> Squeak ....
> 0.13 seconds. 

I wouldn't put too much meaning in this number. You can't say how big
the startup costs are for a python vs. squeak. You mentioned Garbage
Collection. There are other factors, that might make other (longer
running?) examples very different.

Still it would be nice, if python were faster. 

-- 
marko schulz
              "Die Welt ist gut, die Welt ist schlecht.
               Ich seh' mehr als ich begreifen kann. Ich sehe in 3-D."
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