# Speed tests for ruby interpreters

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/speed-tests-for-ruby-interpreters/146147>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [August 18, 2008, 3:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/speed-tests-for-ruby-interpreters/146147 "2008-08-18T15:25:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![vivek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/77aa72/32.png) [@vivek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/vivek)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2008, 3:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/speed-tests-for-ruby-interpreters/146147/1 "2008-08-18T15:25:29Z")

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Hi all,  
Are there any published tests for the speed of various ruby  
interpreters available and also how it compares with other languages  
like python,java,perl etc.I do hear concerns about the fact that ruby  
is a tad slow compared to others but I want to see if some tests exist  
to prove this.

Vivek

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**Author:** ![vivek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/77aa72/32.png) [@vivek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/vivek)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2008, 3:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/speed-tests-for-ruby-interpreters/146147/2 "2008-08-18T15:38:27Z")

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Vivek wrote:

> Hi all,  
> Are there any published tests for the speed of various ruby  
> interpreters available and also how it compares with other languages  
> like python,java,perl etc.I do hear concerns about the fact that ruby  
> is a tad slow compared to others but I want to see if some tests exist  
> to prove this.
> 
> Vivek

Shootout is an interesting benchmark. Not sure how relevant it is  
though.

[http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/](http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/)

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**Author:** ![vivek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/77aa72/32.png) [@vivek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/vivek)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2008, 3:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/speed-tests-for-ruby-interpreters/146147/3 "2008-08-18T15:43:10Z")

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On Mon, 2008-08-18 at 22:21 +0900, Vivek wrote:

> Hi all,  
> Are there any published tests for the speed of various ruby  
> interpreters available and also how it compares with other languages  
> like python,java,perl etc.I do hear concerns about the fact that ruby  
> is a tad slow compared to others but I want to see if some tests exist  
> to prove this.

[https://rubyforge.org/docman/view.php/977/2705/Slides.pdf](https://rubyforge.org/docman/view.php/977/2705/Slides.pdf)

–  
M. Edward (Ed) Borasky  
[ruby-perspectives.blogspot.com](http://ruby-perspectives.blogspot.com)

“A mathematician is a machine for turning coffee into theorems.” –  
Alfréd Rényi via Paul Erdős