> it's just not good comparison of language speeds
It's not that the benchmarks game is not a good benchmark suite, it isn't a benchmark suite.
It's not that the benchmarks game is not a good comparison of language speeds, it's that comparison of "language speeds" is so under-specified as-to-be wishful thinking.
> Java was designed to…
"… build software for the next generation of consumer electronics – think smart toasters, interactive TVs, and other futuristic gadgets." Things change.
>… the very things that low-level languages have always been good at…
Which is why there are people who find those kind-of Java programs being in-any-way comparable, somewhat surprising.
It's not that the benchmarks game is not a good benchmark suite, it isn't a benchmark suite.
It's not that the benchmarks game is not a good comparison of language speeds, it's that comparison of "language speeds" is so under-specified as-to-be wishful thinking.
> Java was designed to…
"… build software for the next generation of consumer electronics – think smart toasters, interactive TVs, and other futuristic gadgets." Things change.
>… the very things that low-level languages have always been good at…
Which is why there are people who find those kind-of Java programs being in-any-way comparable, somewhat surprising.