From: "(\" Doug Bagley \" the not .com spam whammy)" (" Doug Bagley " the not .com spam whammy) Date: 2002-02-22T03:58:55+09:00 Subject: Re: Compiled companion language for Ruby? Erik Terpstra writes: > Haskell as an optimized compiled language? I'd doubt that, maybe for domain > specific solutions, or algorithms that gain a lot by Haskell's 'lazy > evaluation'. But just Ruby will usually be faster (see also: > http://www.bagley.org/~doug/shootout/craps.shtml). I would advise against drawing conclusions for Haskell from my shootout. Due to how some tests were designed, I don't think that lazy languages are really fairly measured (if indeed my shootout fairly measures anything). I mention that on the shootout homepage. My impression is that compiled Haskell can be pretty efficient. Maybe if I ever get to do a "Shootout II", Haskell (and others) will be treated more fairly. cheers, doug -- http://www.bagley.org/~doug/contact.shtml