Mathematica 7 compares to other languages

[Jon Harrop]

Xah Lee wrote:
> Also, in this discussion, thanks to Thomas M Hermann's $20 offered to
> me for my challenge to you, that i have taken the time to show working
> code that demonstrate many problems in your code.

You failed the challenge that you were given. Specifically, your code is not
measurably faster on the problem that I set. Moreover, you continued to
write as if you had not failed and, worse, went on to give even more awful
advice as if your credibility had not just been destroyed.

> If you are a Mathematica expert, you could make it recurse yet have
> the speed as other langs.

No, you cannot. That is precisely why you just failed this challenge.

You should accept the fact that Mathematica currently has these
insurmountable limitations.

-- 
Dr Jon D Harrop, Flying Frog Consultancy Ltd.
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