"Andrew" == Andrew Welch
<andrew(_dot_)j(_dot_)welch(_at_)gmail(_dot_)com> writes:
Andrew> On 21/12/2007, Colin Paul Adams
<colin(_at_)colina(_dot_)demon(_dot_)co(_dot_)uk> wrote:
>> The cost of the JVM start-up cannot be eliminated, but it can
>> be amortised. For a fair comparison, you need to know what this
>> overhead is, so you can make sensible judgements.
Andrew> I don't think it needs to be amortised... If you start the
Andrew> timing at the correct point and ignore the first few runs
Andrew> then I'd say you can safely forget about JVM startup and
Andrew> warm-up for the remaining runs.
Then you've ignored it completely, so you don't get a fair comparison.
--
Colin Adams
Preston Lancashire
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