Re: shootout!

2003-09-11 Thread Ala Qumsieh
might as well just code in assembly. Different languages have different strengths and weaknesses inherent in their design. Perl's regexps are one of it's strongest points, and failing to utilize that to its proper extent simply renders this comparison useless. Same thing can be said of all

Re: shootout!

2003-09-11 Thread Ronald J Kimball
On Wed, Sep 10, 2003 at 04:52:30PM -0700, Phil Carmody wrote: > --- Ala Qumsieh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > http://www.bagley.org/~doug/shootout/bench/regexmatch/regexmatch.perl > > > ? > > > > I couldn't understand what's the purpose of

Re: shootout!

2003-09-11 Thread Phil Carmody
test, each program should be implemented in the same way." > > http://www.bagley.org/~doug/shootout/method.shtml#sameway > > Tests That Call For Implementations To Be Written The Same Way > > For some tests, I will specify that they be written using the same logic > an

Re: shootout!

2003-09-10 Thread Phil Carmody
--- Ala Qumsieh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://www.bagley.org/~doug/shootout/bench/regexmatch/regexmatch.perl > > ? > > I couldn't understand what's the purpose of the > shootout? Performance? Character count? Their purpose was performance. Perl was a bit

Re: shootout!

2003-09-10 Thread Ala Qumsieh
--- Phil Carmody <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Do any of you gurus have anything to say about the > regexp shootout at: > > http://www.bagley.org/~doug/shootout/bench/regexmatch/ > including the perl contender: > > http://www.bagley.org/~doug/shootout/bench/regexm

shootout!

2003-09-10 Thread Phil Carmody
Do any of you gurus have anything to say about the regexp shootout at: http://www.bagley.org/~doug/shootout/bench/regexmatch/ including the perl contender: http://www.bagley.org/~doug/shootout/bench/regexmatch/regexmatch.perl ? Phil = Given that Dubya has control of a such vast arsenal