i stumbled upon this: http://page.mi.fu-berlin.de/prechelt/phonecode/
the results: http://page.mi.fu-berlin.de/prechelt/Biblio/jccpprt_computer2000.pdf summary: concise languages bashed c, c++ and java if you look at the time needed to complete the program. however, in 1999, there were no good ides, and there was no lisp implementation. and no scala one, obviously. i intend to see for myself how long i need to solve this using currently available tools and am asking around if anyone would like to participate in my little study. the more, the merrier. if enough people volunteer i'll set something up -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en