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On Tue, 23 Nov 2010 02:03:48 +0000, Isaac Gouy wrote:
>
> > C version : 12.11 secs
> > OCaml version : 47.22 secs
> > OCaml version with GC parameters tuned ("interesting alternative" 
>  section) : 12.67 secs
>
> And of course you know because that GC tuned OCaml program is shown 
>  on the
> benchmarks game website ;-)
> http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/u32/program.php?test=binarytrees& 
> lang=ocaml&id=1

Since you are here, please explain why C can use memory pools and vec 
tor instructions but tuning the GC of OCaml ― although it is part of  
the standard library ― is considered an “alternative”.

Best,
C.