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I think you just said the Java etc programs could be re-written in a similar way? And we could add some more rules ("distinguish between an absent child and a

• morelisp 4y ago
  > I think you just said the Java etc programs could be re-written in a similar way? I could rewrite the Go program to return 3 too, but I doubt you’d accept that. I can only conclude the benchmarks game is bad-faith bullshit at this point.
  • igouy 4y ago
    > … bad-faith bullshit… Kudos for actually bothering to "read the rules". None for ignoring what you read. The answer to "… but if my language lets me not allocate a node yet still use that node why should I?" is — Because allocate a node is the basis of comparison with the other programs! Change that for the Go programs and you change that for all the other programs; otherwise just special pleading for Go lang.
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