This site has a page where they explain what they're doing - https://benchmarksgame-team.pages.debian.net/benchmarksgame/why-measure-toy-benchmark-programs.html

This site has a page where they explain what they're doing - https://benchmarksgame-team.pages.debian.net/benchmarksgame/why-measure-toy-benchmark-programs.html https://benchmarksgame-team.pages.debian.net/benchmarksgame/... Basically, it's toy programs written in each of these languages. They measure how fast each one is executed. This methodology does have it's limitations, which that page is upfront about.