From: Chad Perrin Date: 2007-08-28T13:28:06+09:00 Subject: Re: Ruby Vs. Java On Tue, Aug 28, 2007 at 12:33:20PM +0900, Kenneth McDonald wrote: > > Java is much faster than Ruby (on average), and can now approach or even > match the speed of C in many cases. Of course, you'll spend more time > implementing those fast bits of code in Java. I suspect you mean C++. I don't recall seeing much in the way of evidence that Java had quite gotten as fast as C -- which is still about twice as fast as C++ for many purposes. -- CCD CopyWrite Chad Perrin [ http://ccd.apotheon.org ] Baltasar Gracian: "A wise man gets more from his enemies than a fool from his friends."