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From: jrg@hpda.UUCP (Jeff Glasson)
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Subject: C benchmarks
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Date: Wed, 4-Sep-85 14:13:13 EDT
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Posted: Wed Sep  4 14:13:13 1985
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I have just recieved the new Gazette.  It contains an article on C.
There is a sample bubble sort program written in BASIC and C with
execution times listed.  They quote 2 minutes for the program running
under BASIC and 1:35 compiled with Abacus Super-C.

Just for fun, I typed in the program and compiled it with my Pro-line
C Power compiler and the program executed in under 10 seconds!

I've heard bad things about Abacus C, but I didn't realize it generated such
poor code!!!

Jeff Glasson
Hewlett-Packard ISO
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