Re: Pseudo Code and Compiled Code

In article <4kj3r0$fh0@recepsen.aa.msen.com>, radiix@mail.msen.com (Radiix Inc.) wrote: >Kerry Sainsbury (kerry@kcbbs.gen.nz) wrote: >: >Will the system run that little bit faster ? >: >: My understanding is that the "little bit" isn't significant. > >Our benchmarks show that compiled 4gl code is nearly twice as fast >for: > 1) function calls with parameters and stack operations > 2) calculations > and 3) string manipulation. Fair enough too. I fully agree. String manipulation is particular is pretty chronic. But *most* 4GL applications spend the vast majority of their life waiting on users to type stuff into screens, or waiting for SQL statements to be completed by the database engine. In those situations you aren't any better off with C-4GL. So I guess it depends on what the application does most of. Regards, Kerry S (who thinks the speed of development, and portability of RDS, is just The Bee's Knees) ------------------------------------,------------------------------------------ Kerry Sainsbury, kerry@kcbbs.gen.nz | THE INFORMIX FAQ v2.4 Oct 95 Quanta Systems, Auckland | http://www.iiug.org/techinfo/faq/ New Zealand. Work: +64 9 377-4473 | ftp://ftp.iiug.org/pub/informix/faq Home: +64 9 279-3571 | ftp://kcbbs.gen.nz:/pub/informix/