From: JamesBritt <james@...>
Date: 2002-09-17T16:37:41+09:00
Subject: Java vs. Perl vs. ...

The "Use Perl" website (use.perl.org) has a small entry commenting on a Java
vs. Perl test for performing string processing.  The Perl site [1] says the
Java site [2] shows the Java source code for the match-up, but not the Perl
source.  After some requests, the Java author released the Perl code to the
Perl folks (though it does not seem to have made it to the original Java
site).  It's on the Perl site [1].

Not surprisingly, the Java site [2] claims the Java code is better, as it
ran the test case faster.
Also not surprisingly, the Perl folks believe the Perl code is really not
quality code and can be optimized to do better than Java.

Just thought I'd mention it ...



James


[1] http://use.perl.org/article.pl?sid=02/09/16/1448246
[2] http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/qow/archive/184/index.jsp