Re: Interesting speed comparison ..
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texte = Kenneth Grome wrote: >> Having examined the PHP and WebDNA test code, I made the following >> changes: >> [snip] >> With those few changes, the test results are much more favorable for >> WebDNA. > Now I think we need someone to volunteer to "make a few changes" to the > PHP code in an effort to speed up PHP's results. If it's fair for Scott > to do this to make webdna perform faster than the first results, then it > is also fair for an expert PHP programmer to do some code optimizing in > PHP, right? Hmm, I guess I didn't see Scott's changes as "optimizing" but rather trying to compare Apples to Apples. > If you're only interested in which software can perform the fastest in > the real world, you might try doing a real world test. Obviously a test > that does things that seldom happen in the real world is not going to be > an accurate comparison because the 'contrived' test procedures will > always favor one software over another. Change the contrived procedures > and you've reversed the test results! Well, the problem with "real world" tests are that you can hardly *see* the difference. Benchmarking in a variety of areas makes the differences more noticeable. Donovan -- =o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o DONOVAN D. BROOKE Eucalyptus Design <-Web Development (specializing in eCommerce), -> <-Graphic Design, and Pre-Press Consultation -> ADDRESS:> Donovan Brooke DBA Eucalyptus Design N2862 Summerville Park Rd. Lodi, WI 53555 PH:> 1.608.592.3567 Web:> http://www.euca.us =o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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Kenneth Grome wrote: >> Having examined the PHP and WebDNA test code, I made the following >> changes: >> [snip] >> With those few changes, the test results are much more favorable for >> WebDNA. > Now I think we need someone to volunteer to "make a few changes" to the > PHP code in an effort to speed up PHP's results. If it's fair for Scott > to do this to make webdna perform faster than the first results, then it > is also fair for an expert PHP programmer to do some code optimizing in > PHP, right? Hmm, I guess I didn't see Scott's changes as "optimizing" but rather trying to compare Apples to Apples. > If you're only interested in which software can perform the fastest in > the real world, you might try doing a real world test. Obviously a test > that does things that seldom happen in the real world is not going to be > an accurate comparison because the 'contrived' test procedures will > always favor one software over another. Change the contrived procedures > and you've reversed the test results! Well, the problem with "real world" tests are that you can hardly *see* the difference. Benchmarking in a variety of areas makes the differences more noticeable. Donovan -- =o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o DONOVAN D. BROOKE Eucalyptus Design <-Web Development (specializing in eCommerce), -> <-Graphic Design, and Pre-Press Consultation -> ADDRESS:> Donovan Brooke DBA Eucalyptus Design N2862 Summerville Park Rd. Lodi, WI 53555 PH:> 1.608.592.3567 Web:> http://www.euca.us =o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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