From: Phlip <phlip2005@...>
Date: 2007-08-29T11:30:24+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby Vs. Java

Chad Perrin wrote:

> 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.

C++ is only grossly slower than C in one situation: Someone used C++ as a 
Very High Level Language, to write a big object model.

For number crunching, C++ Template Metaprogramming can compete with C, 
Assembler, and even Fortran.

And, as always, nothing beats simply picking the correct algorithm, first...

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