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There have been some papers published about languages and unsurprisingly, FP languages come out as the most time inefficient while Java comes last, even after C
by mruts 7y ago
There have been some papers published about languages and unsurprisingly, FP languages come out as the most time inefficient while Java comes last, even after C.
I’m not sure how they controlled for experience/skill as the Java developer is probably not as skilled as the FP person, but even so the results imply that choosing a programming language is a big deal, just as Paul Graham has espoused over and over again.
- commandlinefan 7y ago> FP languages come out as the most time inefficient while Java comes last I'm confused - you say that FP languages are the most time inefficient - so they're the worst? That means that you're saying that Java is the most time efficient/the best? I'd be curious to see the paper.
- mruts 7y agoSorry I meant “efficient”
- commandlinefan 7y agoAh - ok, that makes a lot more sense (and fits with what else I've seen on the topic).
- danielscrubs 7y agoInteresting, I’ve read some but in all but one the sample sizes where waaaaaay to small (around 20). Do you have any links?