From: Charles O Nutter Date: 2006-07-27T07:55:24+09:00 Subject: Re: For performance, write it in C ------=_Part_18557_8690292.1153954522091 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline On 7/26/06, Francis Cianfrocca wrote: > > We do need Ruby to solve a very different set of next-generation > problems, for which C and Java (and even Perl and Python) are very > poorly suited. I agree, Francis, and I'd add that exactly those areas where people seem to frequently have performance concerns are areas where Ruby's best features are practically ignored. Doing large-scale vector transformations does not require the unique ability to override Fixnum operations or treat numbers as objects, and so the benefits of those features are completely wasted while still bringing along their own baggage. Obviously as a JRuby developer I'm advocating using the right tool for the job, be it Java or Ruby or C. I also know that Ruby can do better, and I'm hoping we'll see improvements sooner rather than later. -- Charles Oliver Nutter @ headius.blogspot.com JRuby Developer @ www.jruby.org Application Architect @ www.ventera.com ------=_Part_18557_8690292.1153954522091--