[Python-Dev] Re: new bytecode results

[A.M. Kuchling]

Terry Reedy wrote:
> In any case, this seems to makes the contest one more of special-case
> optimization and less of general-case running time, and therefore of
> less relevance to users who want *their* programs to run faster with
> an out-of-the-box interpreter.

Indeed.  I suspect, though, that if the test program exercises a sizable
chunk of Python's functionality, we won't see a Parrot-based 
implementation that can run it.  2004 is a long time away, time enough 
for the PyPy effort to bear fruit.

Guido, when it comes time to write the benchmark program, please get in 
touch with me; I'd like to help produce a realistic test program.

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