THIS I cannot resist... Leigh wrote:
> C is really old language compare to java, .net. Given it a couple of years, > the speed of java, .net will be fine. Yes, it's a well known fact that old compilers get slower with age, whereas newer ones get inexorably faster. Perhaps something to do with the "practise effect" applying to opcode interpretation by the CPU. I suppose it may also be an inverse correlate of the theory that the speed of light is (perhaps; consult your nearest cosmologist) gradually slowing down... > By that view, I think Sun/Microsoft do a good job. And the next flight of pigs will be winging your way shortly, ready to splatter-drop your house with panther-consuming moas... cheers, peter =========================================== Peter Hyde, Development Director, SPIS Ltd, Christchurch, New Zealand * TCompress/TCompLHA component sets for Delphi/Kylix/C++ * TurboNote+: http://TurboNote.com -- top-rated onscreen sticky notes Find all the above and MORE at http://spis.co.nz --------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Zealand Delphi Users group - Offtopic List - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz To UnSub, send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body of "unsubscribe offtopic" Web Archive at: http://www.mail-archive.com/offtopic%40delphi.org.nz/
