From: Trey Campbell <treycampbell@...>
Date: 2005-06-11T05:02:04+09:00
Subject: Re: python/ruby benchmark.

On Jun 10, 2005, at 1:02 PM, Austin Ziegler wrote:
>
> I personally think that most of the shootout items are bogus in just
> about every way. Don't get me wrong -- I'm not at all suggesting that
> Ruby couldn't be faster. I'm just saying that benchmarks, like
> statistics, are lies.
>
> -austin
> --  
> Austin Ziegler * halostatue@gmail.com
>                * Alternate: austin@halostatue.ca
>
>

The most succinct way that I've heard it put is that there are "lies,  
damn lies, and benchmarks".

Trey Campbell
treycampbell@mac.com