From: adpx <panakal@...>
Date: 2001-07-25T08:13:16+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:18479] Re: Ruby vs. Objective Caml

> Can you back this one up?  It is true that pure functionals allow for some
> impressive global optimizations, but I'm skeptical of a 'many times faster
> than C' claim.  C is just one layer up from assembler.

Syntax aside I think he meant that 'it is often as fast as straight C'

--A