> Dear sir, > > I would like to share a benchmark I did. The computer used was a > 2160MHz Intel Core Duo w/ 2000MB of 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM running MAC OS > 10.5.6 and a lots of software running (a typical developer > workstation). > > Python benchmark: > HAMBURGUESA:benchmark sam$ echo 1+1 > bench.py > HAMBURGUESA:benchmark sam$ time python bench.py > real 0m0.064s > user 0m0.049s > sys 0m0.013s > > Ruby benchmark: > HAMBURGUESA:benchmark sam$ echo 1+1 > bench.rb > HAMBURGUESA:benchmark sam$ time ruby bench.rb > real 0m0.006s > user 0m0.003s > sys 0m0.003s > > Can you believe it? Ruby is 10 times faster than Python. > > On a side note, when I subscribed to the Python mailing list, it took > less than 200ms before I got the confirmation email. For the Ruby > mailing list, it took over 9000ms! Which is 4500% less performant! > > Sam Ettessoc > p.s. I have no affiliation with ruby or python devloppement team.
Even more amazingly, it takes approximately 30% less time to say 'ruby' than to say 'python'!!! -- Psss, psss, put it down! - http://www.cafepress.com/putitdown -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
