For comparison/a look at what's possible, check out Julia: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_(programming_language)
It has some feature overlap with LC, and compiles to be comparable with C on many performance measurements. Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 13, 2014, at 11:37 PM, Ender Nafi Elekcioglu <endern...@keehuna.com> > wrote: > > > Geoff: >> I just tested python on an ipad and it took about 30 seconds for fib(33). > > 30 seconds for Python, you say; > my, my, the plot’s getting thicker and thicker. > > I tested with Livecode just now for an up-to-date comparison. > It’s 11 seconds for that base algorithm on iPhone 5S; > and 437 *micro* seconds for your optimized algorithm. > > Btw, it’s 103 seconds and 3 milliseconds, respectively, on the iPod 4 which > is a very weak device, of course. > > iPhone 5S is probably more powerful than iPad -depending on its model- > but even if that is the case, I don’t think it’ll be much worse. > > So, in my opinion, it won't be unjust to say that Livecode beats Python on > mobile fair and square. > That’s kinda relief for me, I mean, it increases confidence to my choice of > platform. > > > Geoff: >> As long as LC is dynamic (not compiled) it is unlikely to be as fast as C. > > Expecting Livecode or any other RAD tool to be as fast as any low-level > language, especially C, is a dream, of course; I’m aware of that. > Even Objective-C can’t be compared to C; I’ve read many showcases where > Objective-C developers fall back to C for select demanding tasks. > > However, your statement of *dynamic vs compiled* caught my attention. > > I have no formal education in computer sciences, whatsoever; so I don’t know > the core difference(s) between those concepts. > > If I should understand by “compiled” > that Livecode won’t be “live” anymore > and that I have to wait my script's compilation to see my work; > I’d happily sacrifice it for any level of performance bump. > > But if “dynamic and not-compiled” brings us > the convenience of flexible type variables, ease of syntax, scripting the > objects individually, etc.; > well, that’s a different story; I should shut my mouth immediately, then :) > > > ~ Ender > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
