About calculator benchmark (8 queens) and fast devices. MS challenge #2

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(05-04-2017 01:46 PM)xerxes Wrote:  

(05-03-2017 09:18 PM)Helix Wrote:  The main limitation of this benchmark in my opinion is the use of integers exclusively, which greatly favors some languages. As soon as there are some calculations with reals, this benchmark is grossly misleading.

Your examples show clearly that there cannot be one overall benchmark.

Exactly. In order for a benchmark to be meaningful, it has to reflect the type of work you typically do. For surveyors, pilots and some others transcendental functions would be of great importance. For gamers, integer functions might be more relevant. It's important to find benchmarks that test your own real-world scenarios.

Tom L