From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: (from majordomo@localhost) by pauillac.inria.fr (8.7.6/8.7.3) id PAA27169; Fri, 27 Aug 2004 15:36:31 +0200 (MET DST) X-Authentication-Warning: pauillac.inria.fr: majordomo set sender to owner-caml-list@pauillac.inria.fr using -f Received: from nez-perce.inria.fr (nez-perce.inria.fr [192.93.2.78]) by pauillac.inria.fr (8.7.6/8.7.3) with ESMTP id PAA26948 for ; Fri, 27 Aug 2004 15:36:29 +0200 (MET DST) Received: from herd.plethora.net (herd.plethora.net [205.166.146.1]) by nez-perce.inria.fr (8.13.0/8.13.0) with ESMTP id i7RDaQsv012409 for ; Fri, 27 Aug 2004 15:36:27 +0200 Received: from bhurt.plethora.net (bhurt.plethora.net [205.166.146.49]) by herd.plethora.net (8.11.6/8.10.1) with ESMTP id i7RDZtB20861; Fri, 27 Aug 2004 08:35:55 -0500 (CDT) Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 08:44:38 -0500 (CDT) From: Brian Hurt X-X-Sender: bhurt@localhost.localdomain To: John Goerzen cc: Nicolas Cannasse , Michal Moskal , Subject: Re: [Caml-list] Alternative Bytecodes for OCaml In-Reply-To: <200408270809.28272.jgoerzen@complete.org> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Miltered: at nez-perce with ID 412F38DA.000 by Joe's j-chkmail (http://j-chkmail.ensmp.fr)! X-Loop: caml-list@inria.fr X-Spam: no; 0.00; caml-list:01 bytecodes:01 prey:99 python:01 python:01 advocating:01 ocaml:01 ocaml:01 compile:02 native:02 native:02 wrote:03 productivity:03 arguments:03 redirect:95 Sender: owner-caml-list@pauillac.inria.fr Precedence: bulk On Fri, 27 Aug 2004, John Goerzen wrote: > No arguments here, but I would like to expand a but on the performance > issue. I have every reason to believe you are right about it, but one > important thing to remember is that it may not matter to many. In > other words, let's not fall prey to premature optimization. > > In my experience, my OCaml code is three to five times faster than my > Python code. Yet my Python code is still perfectly usable and I'm fine > with its speed. > > While there are plenty of places where every last bit of performance is > vital, there are also plenty of places (I dare say even more) where > it's simply not an important consideration, and things like developer > productivity, bug-free code, or ease of distribution really shine. > Bravo. Especially consider I don't think anyone is advocating Ocaml give up it's native compilation abilities. If speed really is important, compile to native. -- "Usenet is like a herd of performing elephants with diarrhea -- massive, difficult to redirect, awe-inspiring, entertaining, and a source of mind-boggling amounts of excrement when you least expect it." - Gene Spafford Brian ------------------- To unsubscribe, mail caml-list-request@inria.fr Archives: http://caml.inria.fr Bug reports: http://caml.inria.fr/bin/caml-bugs FAQ: http://caml.inria.fr/FAQ/ Beginner's list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ocaml_beginners