Mathematica 7 compares to other languages

[Stef Mientki]

On 12/10/08, Xah Lee <xahlee at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Dec 8, 5:25 pm, Terry Reedy <tjre... at udel.edu> wrote:
>> Lest anyone doubt that problem size is important for comparing program
>> run times, consider ...
>
> just in case there's any doubt:
>
> Simply change these lines in Jon's program:
>
> Main[9, 512, 4] to Main[9, 512, 4.]
>
> and it will run faster.
>
Who said Mathematica was a high level language ?
cheers,
Stef