The Day Performance Didn't Matter Any More
OSNews published a nine-language performance roundup [http://osnews.com/story.php?news_id=5602&page=3] in early 2004. The results are summarized here: intlongdoubletrigI/OVisual C++9.618.86.43.510.548.8Visual C#9.723.917.74.19.9 65.3gcc C9.828.89.514.910.073.