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>>implementations of text book algorithms<< You can do that comparison and publish the results. >> choice of algorithm or the choice of programming language<<

• fauigerzigerk 11y ago
  Sorry, my mistake. I thought that they did not mandate one particular algorithm, but apparently I was wrong. They say: "We are trying to show the performance of various programming language implementations - so we ask that contributed programs not only give the correct result, but also use the same algorithm to calculate that result." Thanks for the correction.
  • igouy 11y ago
    Well, "we ask" is not the same as "we receive" :-) Also, because of the differences between such a wide range of programming languages, there has to be some slop and flexibility in the way the programs are allowed to be written -- otherwise it really would be C written in Haskell. http://benchmarksgame.alioth.debian.org/dont-jump-to-conclusions.html#comparison http://benchmarksgame.alioth.debian.org/dont-jump-to-conclus...