From: Isaac Gouy Date: 2005-06-11T05:45:29+09:00 Subject: Re: python/ruby benchmark. Trey Campbell wrote: > 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 There isn't with benchmarks per-se; there can be a problem with how one chooses to interpret benchmarks.