On Dec 14, 2007 2:09 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Dec 11, 10:34 pm, "Terry Reedy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "Ron Provost" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > > > > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > But here's my problem, most of my coworkers, when they see my apps and > > learn that they are written in Python ask questions like, "Why would you > > write that in a scripting language?" Whenever I hear a comment like that I > > can feel myself boiling inside. > > =================== > > > > I don't blame you. Python is an full-fledged algorithm/programming > > language that was designed to *also* be used a scripting language. > > When you buy a new car, which is more important, the styling > or what's under the hood? > <snip>
> That's for the whole sequence, not a single term! > > 25.67 MINUTES compared to 17.65 HOURS! > > So, sure, some languages compile to .exe programs. > > In the trade, we call that "polishing a turd". > While I agree with the sentiment, surely this can't be a good example of F#s general performance? I would expect .NET code to smoke stock (non-Psycoed) Python in this benchmark. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
