On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 10:38 AM, Steve Alligood <[email protected]>wrote:
> As for java: no clue. I suspect in this task it would not do as well as > even the perl, as the JIT won't shine until it does it a lot more for a lot > longer. Java does tend to suck for doing many small, quick tasks like this > (not talking about threaded apps that stick around, etc). Not it's > wheelhouse. Which brings up the idea that benchmarks only work for the > specifics they are setup for, aka, everyone can do benchmarks that show how > a particular language will shine. > > This is truth. I think perl is the right tool for the job for this specific task too. Dev time is almost nothing and the relative performance is outstanding. /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
