[ocaml-biz] winning the Shootout

[Brandon J. Van Every]

Brian Hurt wrote:
>
> I comment that in terms of memory used, Ocaml scores 43.4 while C#
scores
> 11.1, and in terms of lines of code, Ocaml scores 45.8 while C# scores
> 26.4.  If absolute speed (and minimal memory usage) is needed, you
want C.
> Note that even C++ is signifigantly slower than C.

Yeah, but we need to win this Shootout benchmark.  Nobody pays attention
to the nuances, they pay attention to the bottom line number.  "Language
X is better!"  That's how it was with OpenGL Viewperf benchamrking too.
I've spent a lot of time as a 3D driver guy writing to benchmarks.

So, we *definitely* need a political presence in the Shootout.  People
making sure the OCaml code is good.  People making sure the other
entrants aren't cheating, or misreporting results.  People making sure
the Shootout actually works and actually reports what it says it
reports.  People conditioning and massaging the testing criteria towards
OCaml's favor.  Or at least, making sure the results aren't massaged,
either accidentally or deliberately, towards some other language's
favor.

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Brandon Van Every           Seattle, WA

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