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Re: Benchmark: Java, Python, PHP, C, JavaScript, Swift, Ruby, Perl, Go, Lua, Rust

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Post by nodesocket »

Safety1stClyde wrote: post #7
nodesocket wrote: post #5

The Go vs JavaScript lineup is quite stunning. Go destroys Node.js in memory usage and performance on every test except regex-redux (edge case?). http://benchmarksgame.alioth.debian.org/u64q/compare.php?lan...

> The Go vs JavaScript lineup is quite stunning. Go destroys Node.js in memory usage and performance on every test except regex-redux (edge case?). Why would it be stunning that a programming language compiled to assembler can beat a broken-by-design interpreted language which doesn't even have integers or arrays? The stunning part is that the people behind node.js have managed to get that much performance.

Ummmm, that's a somewhat harsh and arrogant reply. I actually enjoy coding in Node.js myself. I just wasn't aware how much faster go is (according to these benchmarks of course).

Re: Benchmark: Java, Python, PHP, C, JavaScript, Swift, Ruby, Perl, Go, Lua, Rust

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Post by nodesocket »

Xoros wrote: post #8

So PHP is faster on most of those test than python or ruby ? I'm I missing something ? I thought everyone hating PHP ( also) because it was slow.

No, PHP is actually really fast. Especially HHVM[1] which is crazy fast.

[1] - http://hhvm.com

Re: Benchmark: Java, Python, PHP, C, JavaScript, Swift, Ruby, Perl, Go, Lua, Rust

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Post by Safety1stClyde »

nodesocket wrote: post #11
Safety1stClyde wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> The Go vs JavaScript lineup is quite stunning. Go destroys Node.js in memory usage and performance on every test except regex-redux (edge case?). Why would it be stunning that a programming language compiled to assembler can beat a broken-by-design interpreted language which doesn't even have integers or arrays? The stunning part is that the people behind node.js have managed to get that much performance.

Ummmm, that's a somewhat harsh and arrogant reply. I actually enjoy coding in Node.js myself. I just wasn't aware how much faster go is (according to these benchmarks of course).

I program in Go and JavaScript, but don't enjoy it.

I assure you that JavaScript is an interpreted language, and it does not have arrays or integers. This is not a harsh statement but a factual one.

Re: Benchmark: Java, Python, PHP, C, JavaScript, Swift, Ruby, Perl, Go, Lua, Rust

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Post by dpratt »

Any benchmark that includes a JVM language always makes me look for a disclaimer that they allowed for proper JIT/warming time by running the benchmark a few times in the same VM instance before collecting the numbers. I may have missed it in this article, but I didn't see it.

Yes, startup time is a concern with the JVM, but that's not what it's built for - it's meant for long-runnning repeatable code paths.

Re: Benchmark: Java, Python, PHP, C, JavaScript, Swift, Ruby, Perl, Go, Lua, Rust

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Post by Safety1stClyde »

dpratt wrote: post #14

Any benchmark that includes a JVM language always makes me look for a disclaimer that they allowed for proper JIT/warming time by running the benchmark a few times in the same VM instance before collecting the numbers. I may have missed it in this article, but I didn't see it. Yes, startup time is a concern with the JVM, but that's not what it's built for - it's meant for long-runnning repeatable code paths.

A program written in C will execute faster if you run it multiple times, and slower if it has not been run recently. Presumably all of the benchmarks consist of many thousands of repetitions of the same process.

Re: Benchmark: Java, Python, PHP, C, JavaScript, Swift, Ruby, Perl, Go, Lua, Rust

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Post by will4274 »

nodesocket wrote: post #12
Xoros wrote: post #8

So PHP is faster on most of those test than python or ruby ? I'm I missing something ? I thought everyone hating PHP ( also) because it was slow.

No, PHP is actually really fast. Especially HHVM[1] which is crazy fast. [1] - http://hhvm.com

HHVM is not PHP. The sheer number of bugs and unimplemented features means it might as well be another language.

Re: Benchmark: Java, Python, PHP, C, JavaScript, Swift, Ruby, Perl, Go, Lua, Rust

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Post by mappu »

nodesocket wrote: post #12
Xoros wrote: post #8

So PHP is faster on most of those test than python or ruby ? I'm I missing something ? I thought everyone hating PHP ( also) because it was slow.

No, PHP is actually really fast. Especially HHVM[1] which is crazy fast. [1] - http://hhvm.com

Ever since PHP 7, there's not much difference anymore.

Re: Benchmark: Java, Python, PHP, C, JavaScript, Swift, Ruby, Perl, Go, Lua, Rust

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Post by baron816 »

Safety1stClyde wrote: post #13
nodesocket wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Ummmm, that's a somewhat harsh and arrogant reply. I actually enjoy coding in Node.js myself. I just wasn't aware how much faster go is (according to these benchmarks of course).

I program in Go and JavaScript, but don't enjoy it. I assure you that JavaScript is an interpreted language, and it does not have arrays or integers. This is not a harsh statement but a factual one.

There's plenty to not like about JS, but being interpreted and not having integers or arrays is not high on its negatives list. The little bit of good far outweighs the whole lot of bad.

If you don't enjoy JS, it's because you haven't taken the time to learn what's great about it and have gotten hung up on the stupid things other people do with it or you're copying their mistakes.

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