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This is a really terrible criticism of the linked page, with a misleading first statement to boot. Where do you see the word study? The title at the top of th
by mrgoldenbrown 15y ago
This is a really terrible criticism of the linked page, with a misleading first statement to boot. Where do you see the word study? The title at the top of the page says "Computer Language Benchmarks Game". How is calling it a benchmark game misleading? That's what it is, and it doesn't pretend to be anything else - it is a sorted list of benchmarks run on one particular configuration.
- stephencanon 15y agoThey conducted a series of experiments, and reported their results. If that's not a "study", I don't know what is. The fact that the authors acknowledge that it's a "game" doesn't change that. What is misleading is the title on the link: "Intel Fortran now 20% faster than C".
- igouy 15y agoWhat makes you think the title shown on Hacker News has anything to do with the linked website? Can you find the statement "Intel Fortran now 20% faster than C" anywhere on the linked website? > the authors acknowledge that it's a "game" See http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/dont-jump-to-conclusions.php#namegame http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/dont-jump-to-conclusions.p...