On 2/1/2011 10:12 PM, Simon Michael wrote:
On 1/31/11 9:24 AM, Chris Muller wrote:
Squeak4.2-10950.zip is now available at http://ftp.squeak.org/4.2,
Thanks! I've been away for a while and a quick test showed lots to like. Here's what I tried:
- run it with standard (3.8) vm on a two year old macbook, Help -> About
this System -> Tiny Benchmarks:
492781520 bytecodes/sec; 10904180 sends/sec
- as above but with latest mac Cog vm found at
http://www.mirandabanda.org/files/Cog/VM/ :
618731117 bytecodes/sec; 57063019 sends/sec. FWIW although these numbers are higher, the tiny benchmark took longer in wall clock time to complete (about 6s in cog vs 4s with the standard vm.)
That can happen. If you look at the code, the benchmark adjusts itself to ensure it runs for a certain amount of time otherwise the results would be all over the place. That's why the Cog version can take more total time - it simply has run a *lot* more of the benchmark code ;-)
Cheers, - Andreas
In both vms mousing around feels very snappy, also there's a noticeable slight lag in unhighlighting the old item when mousing around on the world menu.
It was strange to find the Toggle full screen option in Projects menu, I kept looking in the Windows or squeak menus.
Best, -Simon