>> so could C << For example: http://benchmarksgame.alioth.debian.org/u64q/benchmark.php?test=all&lang=hipe&lang2=gcc&data=u64q#faster-programs-measurements ht

>> so could C << For example: http://benchmarksgame.alioth.debian.org/u64q/benchmark.php?test=all&lang=hipe&lang2=gcc&data=u64q#faster-programs-measurements http://benchmarksgame.alioth.debian.org/u64q/benchmark.php?t... "Erlang FAQ 1.4 What sort of problems is Erlang not particularly suitable for? The most common class of 'less suitable' problems is characterised by performance being a prime requirement and constant-factors having a large effect on performance. … Most (all?) large systems developed using Erlang make heavy use of C for low-level code, leaving Erlang to manage the parts which tend to be complex in other languages…" http://www.erlang.org/faq/introduction.html#idp27238416 http://www.erlang.org/faq/introduction.html#idp27238416