From: Eric Hodel <drbrain@...7.net>
Date: 2006-09-15T05:24:26+09:00
Subject: Re: Metaruby, BFTS, Cardinal and Rubicon - State of play?

On Sep 14, 2006, at 12:00 PM, Austin Ziegler wrote:
> On 9/14/06, Ryan Davis <ryand-ruby@zenspider.com> wrote:
>> On Sep 13, 2006, at 7:59 AM, Austin Ziegler wrote:
>> > I'd be happier if Mr Tew didn't try to lend legitimacy to the  
>> alioth
>> > shootout. Microbenchmarks don't show anything useful, even if  
>> they're
>> > run correctly -- which the shootout has never been run  
>> correctly. It
>> > isn't even administered correctly. (I was similarly annoyed that  
>> Joel
>> > Spolsky used it in his latest slam on Ruby. Stupid, Joel, stupid.)
>> Thank you, once again, for derailing a thread with your personal
>> vendetta.
>
> Look. We *know* that the shootout is crap.

Yes, but please change the subject line next time.

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