Re: [IronPython] Nice speed

2005-04-27 Thread Garth T Kidd
> Never trust the program you're running to give you accurate time. Use > 'time python foo.py' instead. Given that we're comparing different environments, that's only a good idea if you also run zero-loop tests so you can subtract the startup and shutdown costs. Regards, Garth. _

Re: [IronPython] Re: Re: Nice speed

2005-04-27 Thread Garth T Kidd
Okay, I've switched my subscription to my posting address so my messages don't get queued. :) What I said was: given that we're comparing different environments, [using 'time' is] only a good idea if you also run zero-loop tests so you can subtract the startup and shutdown costs. I get where Travi