4 Jun
2004
4 Jun
'04
2:18 p.m.
Mattias Flodin wrote:
I don't think it would be a defeat to show comparison graphs where FORTRAN turns out to run faster than C++. There are many times when other things are important than that extra bit of speed. Speed of implementing the algorithm, for instance. If I see graphs where FORTRAN is, say, 10% faster, I might just decide it's worth losing 10% speed in order to gain something else.
That's putting it mildly! I'm willing to stick to C++ for its advantages even if there is incontrovertible proof (which there never is) that Fortran or C can do it 100% faster. A difference of 10% is absolutely inconsequential. Of course, thoughts like this lead me to wonder about other languages that seem to be easier to use than C++.