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Re:Comparing Languages for Engineering Server Software: Erla... by igouy on Wednesday June 20, 2018 @08:28PM (#17361109)
> Idiomatic Haskell code may well be slower…

So it's a good thing that those "benchmarks do not compare like-for-like" because that allows the inclusion of idiomatic Haskell code?

Re:Comparing Languages for Engineering Server Software: Erla... by willtim on Thursday June 21, 2018 @03:02AM (#17362774)
I can certainly see merit in that idea. The problem is that it's often not clear what the idiomatic style for a particular language applied to a particular problem is. Many of the Haskell solutions also look quite old, predating for example the now standard Haskell "Vector" library.

It's a useful resource, but I think we should we wary of making very general remarks based on the results.

Re:Comparing Languages for Engineering Server Software: Erla... by igouy on Thursday June 21, 2018 @01:15PM (#17367137)
We should we wary of making very general remarks, period.

The benchmarks game is not restricted to "the idiomatic style" so it isn't a problem that "the idiomatic style" for a particular problem is often not clear.

> Many of the Haskell solutions also look quite old…

We would be very happy to accept new programs:

https://salsa.debian.org/benchmarksgame-team/benchmarksgame/...

Re:Comparing Languages for Engineering Server Software: Erla... by tome on Friday June 22, 2018 @02:36AM (#17371888)
> We should we wary of making very general remarks, period.
Re:Comparing Languages for Engineering Server Software: Erla... by igouy on Friday June 22, 2018 @11:55AM (#17374962)
Do you mean you agree? Do you mean the statement is possibly self-defeating? Do you mean you noticed the typo? Do you mean…?