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Lies and Meaningless Statistics (Score:2)
BeOS' responsiveness has nothing to do with its use of C++ as an implementation language. You could reimplement Linux and C++ and it wouldn't magically become more responsive.
When comparing two systems for speed/scalability, the only thing you can reasonably compare are the design and engineering of those systems. In every case, the better designed/better built system will be faster and more scalable. Period. The languag
Re:Lies and Meaningless Statistics (Score:2)
So, if BeOS had been implemented in Java it would have been just as fast? You'll never convince me of that. But, yes, I understand your point about architecture.
Re:Lies and Meaningless Statistics (Score:1)
I'm always a little suspicious of arguments based on benchmarks no one ran on code that doesn't exist!
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Re:Lies and Meaningless Statistics (Score:1)
I don't particularly care if JaOS is faster than CppOS. I do care, though, that people use meaningful data if they compare various languages and platforms.