From: Austin Ziegler <halostatue@...>
Date: 2005-06-16T00:45:43+09:00
Subject: Re: [OT LONG] Re: python/ruby benchmark(don't shoot the messenger)

On 6/15/05, James Britt <james_b@neurogami.com> wrote:
> Austin Ziegler wrote:
> > Right. I *personally* wouldn't consider what Steven has described in
> > his fascinating story as a benchmark. He may have *benchmarked* some
> > performance with his simulation, and used that as a baseline for
> > further performance tests, but the marketers have taken over the
> > word by and large.
> > The alioth "benchmarks" don't do what Steven did;
> > things like MIPS, TPS, SpecMARK, FLOPS, and other benchmark values
> > are pure marketing speak -- just like the alioth shootout.
> So, do we call that "benchmarketing"?

You know, it's a good thing that I didn't have a drink in my hands
when I read this.

Yeah. Benchmarketing. I like that.

-austin
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