Programming language benchmarks

Jens Mueller jens.k.mueller at gmx.de
Thu Apr 28 12:01:30 PDT 2011


Walter Bright wrote:
> On 4/28/2011 11:29 AM, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
> >It's simple - Fortran can assume that all data is unaliased (although aliasing
> >is still technically possible). C, with its intensive pointer-based ethos that
> >makes many aliasing-related optimizations difficult, has annoyed many a Fortran
> >aficionados.
> 
> This also segues back into C's biggest mistake:
> 
>     http://drdobbs.com/blogs/architecture-and-design/228701625

What a coincidence. Just finished template constraints and C's biggest
mistakes is right after that on my list. Also found out that Andrew
Koenig has some nice articles.

Jens


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