Yes, a much more recent reference point is the Google benchmark featuring C++, Java, Scala and Go. http://readwrite.com/2011/06/06/cpp-go-java-scala-performanc

Yes, a much more recent reference point is the Google benchmark featuring C++, Java, Scala and Go. http://readwrite.com/2011/06/06/cpp-go-java-scala-performance-benchmark" http://readwrite.com/2011/06/06/cpp-go-java-scala-performanc... I'd love to see a few more languages included, Scheme and D being two. Scala had an impressive performance there, creaming Go in particular! (Wow, it's amazing that paper is already three years old - time flies!)