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Re: XSL-List Digest V4 #421
- From: Matt Gushee <mgushee at havenrock dot com>
- To: xsl-list at lists dot mulberrytech dot com
- Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2002 15:47:34 -0600
- Subject: [xsl] Re: XSL-List Digest V4 #421
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> From: "Michael Kay" <michael.h.kay@ntlworld.com>
>
> > > Most popular XSLT processors are written in Java, Python, or Perl:
> > > Saxon, Xalan, 4XSLT ... xsltproc is faster than them by a wide and
> > > probably permanent margin.
> >
> > I don't want to get into a which is faster debate but this is
> > really suspect.
> >
> If you are measuring a single-shot transformation executed from the
> command line then of course the Java processors have a big disadvantage
> because the Java VM takes 5 seconds or so to warm up. So as always,
> different people will get different answers if they measure different
> things.
Good point. I will refrain from blanket speed comparisons in the future.
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Matt Gushee
Englewood, Colorado, USA
mgushee@havenrock.com
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