> I certainly don't see that. I've measured this more than a few times, > and it's several seconds for a simple "Hello World" Java application > on any machine that I can touch. Additionally, on an embedded system, > I'm not going to have the same kind of CPU power. For instance, the > current processor we use runs at 400MHz instead of your desktop's > 3GHz. >
In fairness to Java, your measurements are the exception, not Mikera's. For example: $ java -version java version "1.7.0_17" Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_17-b02) Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 23.7-b01, mixed mode) $ echo 'public class Test { public static void main(String... args) { System.out.println("Hello"); } }' > Test.java $ javac Test.java $ time java Test Hello real 0m0.137s user 0m0.097s sys 0m0.034s -marko -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.