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[Caml-list] O'Caml vs C++: a little benchmark

Oleg
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- John Max Skaller
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        John Max Skaller

Date:	2002-08-23 (21:34)
From:	Oleg <oleg_inconnu@m...>
Subject:	Re: [Caml-list] O'Caml vs C++: a little benchmark

On Friday 23 August 2002 05:05 pm, John Max Skaller wrote:
> Oleg wrote:
> > I'm curious as to where these huge differences for these small programs
> > come from.
>
> Perhaps .. here
>
>
> 	single_pass xb (sum +. float x)
>
>
> you have a float conversion -- creates a new heap element.
> Try changing the tests to do integer operations,
> they should be comparable then.

The C++ version contains the same conversion (with the exception that int is 
native, but that's the price O'Caml is willing to pay, right?)  And why heap? 

BTW does O'Caml inline tail-recursive functions?

Cheers
Oleg
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