On 5/20/07, Devon McCormick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Of course, this is because they reduce recursion. Which, to my mind, brings into question the whole project: why compare recursive versions for speed when the greatest speed-up comes from doing away with recursion?
Yes, the point of the Shootout is not to see how well a language can solve a problem. But how well the language can do certain things when all languages are forced through the same hoops So here they are testing the ability of the language to execute recursive calls. Not the ability of skilled authors to come up with the optimal solution vis-a-vis space/time. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
