From: Michael Morin <uzimonkey@...>
Date: 2008-08-18T22:34:43+09:00
Subject: Re: speed tests for ruby interpreters

Vivek wrote:
> Hi all,
>  Are there any published tests for the speed of various ruby
> interpreters available and also how it compares with other languages
> like python,java,perl etc.I do hear concerns about the fact that ruby
> is a tad slow compared to others but I want to see if some tests exist
> to prove this.
> 
> Vivek
> 

Shootout is an interesting benchmark.  Not sure how relevant it is though.

http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/

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