BTW, I did indeed out of curiosity port the Perl code behind this thread almost line-by-line into MetaTalk. The result? No matter how hard I tried the Perl code ran at least 10% faster. Not a big difference, but the MetaTalk was NOT a clear winner by any means.
That doesn't mean Perl is faster. But on this particular script, it seems it's AT LEAST comparable.
Other tasks would get different results, different approaches could be taken with each tool, BOTH scripts could be optimized, etc, etc. But the point is, just because we love the speed of Rev, don't think that other languages always have to stink.
Personally, I'd still pick MetaTalk over Perl for a lot of tasks. But not all of them. And I wouldn't always make the right choice.
'Nuff said.
Brian
A small request: let's not start a "no bashing the tool" movement. Members
of this list have demonstrated their ability to act like adults and can draw
their own conclusions. God help us if this forum degenerates into a policed
SuperCard-like list where discussion of alternate programming options is
prohibited.
Bash, rant and argue away...
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