Mathematica 7 compares to other languages

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On Wed, 3 Dec 2008 16:32:57 -0800 (PST), Xah Lee <xahlee at gmail.com> wrote:

>On Dec 3, 4:22 pm, "Thomas M. Hermann" <tmh.pub... at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Dec 3, 5:26 pm, Xah Lee <xah... at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> > Agreed. My paypal address is “xah @@@ xahlee.org”. (replace the triple
>> > @ to single one.) Once you paid thru paypal, you can post receit here
>> > if you want to, or i'll surely acknowledge it here.
>>
>> > Here's what i will do:
>>
>> > I will give a version of Mathematica code that has the same behavior
>> > as his. And i will give timing result. The code will run in
>> > Mathematica version 4. (sorry, but that's what i have) As i
>> > understand, Jon is running Mathematica 6. However, i don't see
>> > anything that'd require Mathematica 6. If my code is not faster or in
>> > other ways not satisfactory (by your judgement), or it turns out
>> > Mathematica 6 is necessary, or any problem that might occure, i offer
>> > money back guarantee.
>>
>> >   Xah
>> > ?http://xahlee.org/
>>
>> > ?
>>
>> Alright, I've sent $20. The only reason I would request a refund is if
>> you don't do anything. As long as you improve the code as you've
>> described and post the results, I'll be satisfied. If the improvements
>> you've described don't result in better performance, that's OK.
>>
>> Good luck,
>>
>> Tom
>
>Got the payment. Thanks.
>
>I'll reply back with code tonight or tomorrow. Wee!
>
>  Xah
>? http://xahlee.org/
>
>?
Well, its past 'tonight' and 6 hours to go till past 'tomorrow'.
Where the hell is it Zah Zah?