Defining Pet Features and Essentials

[Geoff Canyon]

For comparison/a look at what's possible, check out Julia:

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_(programming_language)

It has some feature overlap with LC, and compiles to be comparable with C on many performance measurements. 

Sent from my iPhone

> On Feb 13, 2014, at 11:37 PM, Ender Nafi Elekcioglu <endernafi at keehuna.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> Geoff:
>> I just tested python on an ipad and it took about 30 seconds for fib(33).
> 
> 30 seconds for Python, you say;
> my, my, the plot’s getting thicker and thicker.
> 
> I tested with Livecode just now for an up-to-date comparison.
> It’s 11 seconds for that base algorithm on iPhone 5S;
> and 437 *micro* seconds for your optimized algorithm.
> 
> Btw, it’s 103 seconds and 3 milliseconds, respectively, on the iPod 4 which is a very weak device, of course.
> 
> iPhone 5S is probably more powerful than iPad -depending on its model-
> but even if that is the case, I don’t think it’ll be much worse.
> 
> So, in my opinion, it won't be unjust to say that Livecode beats Python on mobile fair and square.
> That’s kinda relief for me, I mean, it increases confidence to my choice of platform.
> 
> 
> Geoff:
>> As long as LC is dynamic (not compiled) it is unlikely to be as fast as C.
> 
> Expecting Livecode or any other RAD tool to be as fast as any low-level language, especially C, is a dream, of course; I’m aware of that.
> Even Objective-C can’t be compared to C; I’ve read many showcases where Objective-C developers fall back to C for select demanding tasks.
> 
> However, your statement of *dynamic vs compiled* caught my attention.
> 
> I have no formal education in computer sciences, whatsoever; so I don’t know the core difference(s) between those concepts.
> 
> If I should understand by “compiled” 
> that Livecode won’t be “live” anymore 
> and that I have to wait my script's compilation to see my work;
> I’d happily sacrifice it for any level of performance bump.
> 
> But if “dynamic and not-compiled” brings us 
> the convenience of flexible type variables, ease of syntax, scripting the objects individually, etc.;
> well, that’s a different story; I should shut my mouth immediately, then :)
> 
> 
> ~ Ender
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