3x Is an exaggeration, but it compares pretty well with very fast languages like Java and C#. http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/u32q/benchmark.php?test=all&lan

3x Is an exaggeration, but it compares pretty well with very fast languages like Java and C#. http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/u32q/benchmark.php?test=all&lang=hipe&lang2=gcc http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/u32q/benchmark.php?test=al... http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/u32q/benchmark.php?test=all&lang=hipe&lang2=java http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/u32q/benchmark.php?test=al...