5 ms·

racket compiled binaries are not "native", they are bytecodes jitted during runtime, and jvm's jit is highly performant.

• dorfsmay 8y ago
  Oh, so like python. Explains the poor performance. I did not know that. thanks.
  • gameswithgo 8y ago
    no, python isn't jitted.
  • gus_massa 8y ago
    As a broad approximation from the results of The Computer Language Benchmarks Game, Racket is 5 times faster than Python and 5 times slower than C. https://benchmarksgame-team.pages.debian.net/benchmarksgame/which-programs-are-fast.html https://benchmarksgame-team.pages.debian.net/benchmarksgame/... (I can't find a direct comparison of Python-vs-Racket in the site.) The difference with Python is probably bigger in programs with a big numeric part, and much smaller in programs with a lot of string. Take that number just as a general guide, not as a precise scaling factor.
    • igouy 8y ago
      > I can't find a direct comparison of Python-vs-Racket in the site Now you will.
      • gus_massa 8y ago
        Why is not everything-vs-everything available? Racket vs Python is a "common" comparison. I write the same comment once or twice per year :). (Probably because both are high level and have the batteries included. (The syntax is slightly different :) ))
        • igouy 8y ago
          1) Everything-vs-everything is available, here — https://salsa.debian.org/benchmarksgame-team/benchmarksgame/tree/master/public/data https://salsa.debian.org/benchmarksgame-team/benchmarksgame/... 2) People show interest in just a few comparisons (much much fewer than are currently shown). 3a) Everything-vs-everything is available, here — https://benchmarksgame-team.pages.debian.net/benchmarksgame/performance/nbody.html https://benchmarksgame-team.pages.debian.net/benchmarksgame/... 3b) Everything-vs-everything is available, here — https://benchmarksgame-team.pages.debian.net/benchmarksgame/which-programs-are-fast.html https://benchmarksgame-team.pages.debian.net/benchmarksgame/...