Fix a bug in Ruby’s configure.in and get a ~30% performance boost

http://timetobleed.com/fix-a-bug-in-rubys-configurein-and-get-a-30-performance-boost/

by vaksel • 17 years ago

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bcl• 17 years ago

dupe

Bjoern• 17 years ago

30%. Thats, insane. Oh wait, its for the MRI (Matz Ruby Interpreter). Hm, that makes this news for me a tad less interesting because everybody is already running 1.9 (yarv)?

Patching MRI is nice but a switch to 1.9 has more benefits than just speed.

Freaky• 17 years ago

> everybody is already running 1.9 (yarv)?

Nope, no more so than everybody is already running Python 3.

It's only for pthread linkage, anyway; it's avoiding a 30% performance loss, not giving everyone a 30% performance gain.

batasrki• 17 years ago

The post's title is misleading, since this only affects threaded Ruby programs, not all of them.

It's a good patch and the author knows his stuff, so there's no need for sensationalist titles.

ramoq• 17 years ago

What the heck is that picture?

timtrueman• 17 years ago

It's the brain bug from Starship Troopers.

vaksel• 17 years ago

I think thats the brain bug from starship troopers

dustmop• 17 years ago

It's afraid.

octane• 17 years ago

It's what you don't want to wake up next to after a night of drinking.

piramida• 17 years ago

This post (and the blog overall) shows how the forgotten art of tracing/debugging executables can seriously affect web 2.0 community - when the last person who knew assembly will retire we are all doomed :)

Confusion• 17 years ago

Fortunately there will then be a huge demand, and hence a large reward, for people to invest time into learning it once more.

Fix a bug in Ruby’s configure.in and get a ~30% performance boost

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