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Obligatory programming language shootout link: http://benchmarksgame.alioth.debian.org/ http://benchmarksgame.alioth.debian.org/

• RivieraKid 14y ago
  AFAIK it's not obligatory.
  • igouy 14y ago
    And was already referenced in the blog -- "Other statically typed languages are about twice as slow, which broadly agrees with Computer Benchmark Games." (Although I suppose that's some-kind-of appeal to authority?)
• igouy 14y ago
  The project name changed 6 years ago. "The Virginia Tech shooting in April 2007 once again pushed gun violence into the media headlines. There was no wish to be associated with or to trivialise the slaughter behind the phrase shootout so the project was renamed back on 20th April 2007 - The Computer Language Benchmarks Game." http://benchmarksgame.alioth.debian.org/dont-jump-to-conclusions.php#history http://benchmarksgame.alioth.debian.org/dont-jump-to-conclus...
  • shocks 14y ago
    That is ridiculous.
    • igouy 14y ago
      What is ridiculous? Understanding what a shootout is? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shootout http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shootout
      • shocks 14y ago
        Changing the name of a programming competition to not cause some kind of offence is ridiculous in my book. I understand what a shootout is. Do you understand what a programming competition is? I'll give you a clue, it does not involve murder nor does it advocate gun crime. Anyone that can construe a bad message from a programming competition called a 'shootout' is as bad as feminists claiming sciences lack of progress in the field of fluid mechanics is sexism. This kind of behaviour only encourages the ridiculous "politically correct" world we live in today.
        • igouy 14y ago
          > Do you understand what a programming competition is? Is the benchmarks game listed somewhere as a programming competition? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Competitive_programming#Notable_Competitions http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Competitive_programming#Notable...