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Re:Intel Fortran now 20% faster than C, fastest language on ... by mrgoldenbrown on Thursday January 12, 2012 @11:38AM (#3456909)
This is a really terrible criticism of the linked page, with a misleading first statement to boot. Where do you see the word study? The title at the top of the page says "Computer Language Benchmarks Game". How is calling it a benchmark game misleading? That's what it is, and it doesn't pretend to be anything else - it is a sorted list of benchmarks run on one particular configuration.
Re:Intel Fortran now 20% faster than C, fastest language on ... by stephencanon on Thursday January 12, 2012 @11:46AM (#3456943)
They conducted a series of experiments, and reported their results. If that's not a "study", I don't know what is. The fact that the authors acknowledge that it's a "game" doesn't change that. What is misleading is the title on the link: "Intel Fortran now 20% faster than C".
Re:Intel Fortran now 20% faster than C, fastest language on ... by igouy on Thursday January 12, 2012 @12:53PM (#3457252)
What makes you think the title shown on Hacker News has anything to do with the linked website?

Can you find the statement "Intel Fortran now 20% faster than C" anywhere on the linked website?

> the authors acknowledge that it's a "game"

See http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/dont-jump-to-conclusions.p...