From: Tyler Eaves <tyler@...1.net>
Date: 2004-02-19T15:19:52+09:00
Subject: Re: speed benchmarks comparing Ruby to Py/Perl/PHP/etc?

On 2004-02-19, Ruby Baby <ruby@hitmedia.com> wrote:
>
>
> I know Ruby wasn't created to make a fast-running language.
>
> But I just realized I've never seen any Ruby benchmarks, comparing
> it to other languages under heavy load or speed.
>
> Anyone seen some?
>
> I ask for a real reason becuase it's under consideration to 
> replace PHP with Ruby on a high-traffic website I work with.

From my expirence, Ruby is slower than both Python or PHP.
That sad, I wouldn't be too nervous on using for a website
in conjuction with mod_ruby. For most typical webscripts, 
runtime is mainly a factor of two things:

Startup time (essentially zero with mod_ruby. This is also why PHP feels
    so fast)
Database querys (Not a language thing really, but where most of the time
    is spent)




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