As I sit here, after just playing a bit of halo on my xbox, I'm thinking about how the release of halo 2 has been pushed back to fall of this year. It doesn't bother me so much, as long as the game itself is good. One could say that it would be better for bungie to release a half-cooked halo 2 now, in the hope of selling more units, but I think that if bungie wants to release one of those games that are pretty much immortal and that I'll remember for a long time (such as the first halo), then they should release it when it is properly finished.
Reminds of Diablo 2 being pushed back over a year from its initial release date. For that matter, most of blizzard's games get pushed back, but the proof is in the pudding, blizzard puts the finishing touches on the games, making them top notch, and hence they move huge volumes at the stores. Did any company ever make as huge a return by releasing a buggy, unfinished product?
What's the big rush anyways? There are so many games out at any given time, that are good and worthwhile to play, that it doesn't bug me for a second if a company decides to delay their game to make it a much more quality product. I'll pay for a quality product, I won't pay for something that was pushed out the door, simply because the game company needed to ship something.
As for duke nukem forever, I'll be interested to see what they will unleash on us after all that development time. I wouldn't be surprised if it's a much cooler game than we all imagine it will be. But, that's for time to tell.
I've switched off of redhat some time ago, not because I didn't like, I just needed a change. What makes me wonder is that they have the iso's available on bittorrent, but then you have to burn them on a cd. Why the heck don't they just build the bittorrent into the install, and then you only have to burn one CD.
One of the things I liked about debian, and gentoo for that matter, is the fact that you only need one CD to start the install, and then the rest is done off the net through a distributed mirror system. I hope fedora decides to go this way, then maybe I'll try it out.
I agree. I've never used Apples too much, but when I got a bit of software from someone and took it to my buddies place to use on his computer, I just had to copy the directory into the applications dir. It worked great, right away. It's a good idea for more than that, as you can insist every application maintains its own configuration files and directories, and leave the/etc (does OS X have one of those) for operating system only stuff.
I've been studying the sciences for most of my life. I do respect the great things that science has done for humanity, and I imagine that these things will continue well into our future.
I was really taken aback sometime last year though. A colleague of mine, with whom I had done my undergrad engineering with (she went into mechanical, I electrical) went on to do a degree in medicine, which she is enjoying to a large degree. Last year, I was getting reconstructive surgery on my knee, and was talking to her about it. I mentioned that there was a 90-95% chance that my knee would be be back to 90% of its previous capabilities. She was genuinely surprised, and mentioned that she always thought we (humans) could build a better knee than the one that we came with. It seemed kind of naive to me, that she would say something like that, but ever since, I've met a lot of people who seem to think that our current level of science is a lot higher than it is in actual fact.
So I kept going on, I enjoy studying what I do, and had a chance to take a course on quantum mechanics. Being genuinely interested in such stuff, took the course, was interested in the philosophy of it and such. I have since had many debates with people about genuinely interesting things such as the collapse of the wave-function, the copenhagen interpretation, etc..etc (If you don't know these, you should check them out, cool stuff). Anyways, I once talked to one of my classmates about it, and I mentioned that the concept that there are some permanent unknowns in the universe doesn't really bug me that much. He was amazed that I, an interested scientist-type, could take such views, and called me too pessimistic to be useful to science. I understand his optimism, but why should it be so alarming that we don't know everything...and we may never.
In any case, exploration is good, the naivete of thinking we will know it all is not...wait until we get there, than we can say we are all-knowing, or something like that...
As it must be said a million times, if you have an Xbox, and the Xbox Next has backwards compatibility, then perhaps you might upgrade, keep both consoles...whatever. Now, If you have a PS2, and wanted to play some of the original Xbox games, then perhaps that might entice you to buy an Xbox Next with backwards compatibility for your next generation console, then you can check out all the old games and the new ones.
Traditionally, it takes a while for games to get good on any console, so if the Xbox Next has backwards compatibility, you instantly get access to all the finely-tuned later cycle games released for the Xbox.
It amazes me how many people have commented "I already have an Xbox, what would backwards compatibility do for me? Nothing", and then say that's why backwards compatibility isn't worthwhile. They should instead look at things from the point of view of the console maker trying to entice people over to their system, and maybe consider what the console maker would base their choice on.
Besides, most gamers I know have more than one game system, so it is no big deal if they have yet another one.
Right, and if I'm going to sink a bunch of money into a brand new top of the line console, then I am going to probably go for the one that can play the games which I already like and enjoy right away. Just because the PS2 is the first one to hit on this idea doesn't make it a bad idea by any means, and in fact, they are setting a precedent. In fact, it's a great idea, IMO, and I'd be super-excited by the new X-box if I'd be able to play all my current x-box game on it...It just makes it easier, really, as then I could get rid of the old x-box, and I would only need the one machine.
The other thing is that adding backwards compatibility may not necessarily bring out those hardcore gamers that will buy multiple consoles anyways, but they aren't really the ones that a console comapny really worries much about. They'll buy the hardware anyways, like you said. Where the backwards compatibilty comes in nice is for that group of people that only really want one console, and already have a bunch of games for an older generation box. They can then keep all their games, and still only have one console. The hardcore folks can have their five or six different consoles if they want, but I only really want one good one. If there's no backwards compatibilty in the Next X-box, then I have no extra bit of incentive to stay with the platform for the next generation, meaning I could just as easily jump to a PS3 or the next nintendo or whatever.
All it would mean is that all p2p companies would be working out of countries other than the USA. The only recourse then available to the people that would want to shut these p2p networks down would be to filter the packets coming into the US, which would never ever ever happen, given that there is a well-armed nerd populace keeping freedom alive down there.
Agreed. I bought an Xbox so I could play games away from a PC (I sit in front of a PC all day long), and on a nice couch. Plus, I think the Xbox is a pretty damn cool system. Halo, KOTOR, now a GTA - double pack, morrowind, there are more than enough good games for the system to make it worth picking up anyways.
Yeh, I read an article somewhere about the current rumours regarding the consoles of the future, and they mentioned the backwards compatibility issue. Sony did it with the PS2, and I believe it was nothing but a good thing for them. Xbox should be in a better situation because it's all built on PC hardware, which should change so drastically that you can't run the onld games on a new system. I personally think that this 99$ drop will only be useful if all those people who buy cheap xboxes with games can then use those games on a new system. Otherwise it's just a bit more incentive to change to another system in the next round.
Thanks for your post, cuz I think we're in the same boat. I think the GPL is cool and all, it definitely addresses some important issues, and it makes things interesting in the world of software development. I use Linux at school and at home, because it's good enough for me, and I like the philosophy behind it. I also use the NVIDIA drivers because their cards are cheap, and they are supporting my OS. The point of my post wasn't to say this was a good thing or bad thing in itself, as I don't really care about the morals of it or anything like that. I just get bugged when the zealots out there do complain, but then download the drivers anyways. There's really no point in that.
Same with the cars issue, I fully understand how useful a car is, and would like to own one myself, but due to the economics, I can't right now. I don't mind taking the bus either, as it gets me where I need to go (except to the mountains). I'm not too much of an environmental zealot, so it doesn't really matter to me what cars are doing to the environment, but again, it bugs me when there are environmental zealots out there who speak of all the evils of cars, then drive one anyways.
It makes me think of a good quote from Gandhi I read once: "be the change you want to see in the world". Makes a better case then just talking about the change you want to see in the world, IMHO
It's difficult to have a principle-based movement when you ignore your principles.
Easy solution: If you want to stick to your principles, then don't use the NVIDIA drivers, or buy a card that has open drivers. whatever you do, don't use the closed-source NVIDIA drivers and then complain about your principles not being followed, as you wouldn't be doing anybody any favours, and you'd lose your credibility
Note: this isn't directed at you personally, I just have a thing for people who talk the talk, but don't walk the walk. Y'know, kind of like people who say that cars are a great threat to the environment and all, and it's a shame, but then buy and use a car anyways...it's frustrating.
That is all well and good, and in theory, it works just fine (well, in practice too, I guess), but the reason that I like to use Qt is that there is a seperate syntax to defining slots and signals. It makes it much easier to read if you skim down your class prototype and the word 'slot' or the word 'signal' appear by themselves. To me that is very clear, and though it requires the use of a precpocessor step, who gives a darn. learn to use a makefile.
The signals and slots as you've shown look no different from any other class function, and that requires an extra bit of reading to get them right.
Again, i guess it's all personal preference really.
May have been useless to you, but I never knew that amazon reported that linux saved them 25% of their technology spending. Considering they're an internet company with possibly one of the better ways of making money on this internet thing, that's pretty significant to me. Granted, I could have read this elsewhere...
At some point it used to be, at least theoretically, that a transaction produced value for _both_ parties involved.
Only if both parties participate in transactions where they get value. If one party decides that it's not worth their while to take part in a given exchange, they have the freedom to decline taking part in that exchange.
I'm wondering where you got the idea that capitalism was never about selling snake-oil and screwing the customer. The most you can do is try to not buy the snake-oil. It's a tough world, and there are people out there trying to screw you, but it's not much different than nature, except there are things out there trying to eat you instead.
Yeh it makes me laugh too. I've been using mozilla for a pretty long time, and recently I was at my parents house and used their computer to check some of my regular sites...holy goodness I was flooded. I wasn't even expecting it, as I had begun to almost forget that pop-ups happen while I'm surfing.
The most annoying thing is when my parents or grandparents complain about things popping up, and I tell them that I don't have that problem because of my browser. They, of course, don't want to change, simply because they want the browser that everyone uses. sheesh
Darnit...I was hoping that I could get to it first. It is pretty funny that it has to be that one particular number. In fact, it was a 1 in 100 chance...
I was wondering similar things myself on reading the headline. I haven't yet installed 2.6 on my machine yet, but I have heard that it is a bit 'snappier', which I believe goes a long way towards making the desktop seem like you are controlling it, rather than having it control you. The KDE / gnome work, is also very important, but a solid fast user-responsive kernel is a boon to anyone trying to sell anyone else on linux on the desktop.
Considering that the average American watches four hours of television per day
What's really crazy about those four hours is that 45 minutes of it is probably commercials!! I'm not sure if that's accurate or not, but the commercials are the entire reason why I don't watch television anymore (well, except for hockey games of course).
The kind of stuff we have to deal with from nuclear power plants is nasty. WAY nastier than anything which comes out of a traditional power plant.
Which is why we have to figure out how to get the stuff into space cheaply so we can jettison it into the sun. No geology to think about. No tectonics or water flow, just pure fusion energy cooking the bejesus out of our toxic waste.
You are, unfortunately I think, correct on that point. Not to say that Nuclear energy is the cleanest source of energy we've got. It is very clean, don't get me wrong, but I wouldn't want to be nearby when something goes wrong with it.
The real bummer, IMHO, is the fact that as far as lightweight fuel sources go, this stuff is the bomb (no pun intended), and we need to use it to really kickstart our solar system exploration.
Hmmm...I guess maybe I was kind of lacking enthusiasm towards them because my cuz only had the single set. I imagine if you got more pieces that worked together in the same way it would be quite alright.
I think I've also been let down by lego since the day where I saw a star wars robot lego thing that seemed to be pretty expensive, and it just seemed to me like it was a doll or something...maybe I just missed the point.
well, have fun with your legos...I guess, thanks for the comment.
How about a large-scale marijuana grow-op using nothing but LED's for a light source in some persons basement? That would impress me too.
It's not really a funny thing to ask for either, as I think most of those people that grow large amounts of illegal plants get busted on their power bills....thinking of it now, I wonder if there have been any studies done on the effects of certain frequencies of light on photosynthesis of certain plants too. Just a thought, hehe.
I remember getting a lego grey castle set that I rather liked. The castle wall piece weren't too bad, as they simply acted as a window frame kind of piece that added a bit to the castle, yet they remained somewhat generic enough in that you could build a wall around it with generic lego brick pieces. The castle gates were also made with generic pieces too, if I remember correctly, so they were good.
I saw my cousin got a 'bionicle' lego set for christmas this year, and it was ridiculous. I don't think there were more than a hundred pieces, and no more than a handful of them could be connected to something other than the piece they were supposed to be connected to on the picture on the box. The special piece thing has definitely gone way too far (even though the last lego set I got: a pirate ship, looked pretty damn impressive when it was all put together).
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Man...I just heard the moniker DLP for the first time today in a job interview...needless to say, they use DLP to show visualizations of stuff. I was indifferent, but since when could a vim user be hassled for not looking into something and learning about what it really is, eh? DLP is the way to go!!
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As I sit here, after just playing a bit of halo on my xbox, I'm thinking about how the release of halo 2 has been pushed back to fall of this year. It doesn't bother me so much, as long as the game itself is good. One could say that it would be better for bungie to release a half-cooked halo 2 now, in the hope of selling more units, but I think that if bungie wants to release one of those games that are pretty much immortal and that I'll remember for a long time (such as the first halo), then they should release it when it is properly finished.
Reminds of Diablo 2 being pushed back over a year from its initial release date. For that matter, most of blizzard's games get pushed back, but the proof is in the pudding, blizzard puts the finishing touches on the games, making them top notch, and hence they move huge volumes at the stores. Did any company ever make as huge a return by releasing a buggy, unfinished product?
What's the big rush anyways? There are so many games out at any given time, that are good and worthwhile to play, that it doesn't bug me for a second if a company decides to delay their game to make it a much more quality product. I'll pay for a quality product, I won't pay for something that was pushed out the door, simply because the game company needed to ship something.
As for duke nukem forever, I'll be interested to see what they will unleash on us after all that development time. I wouldn't be surprised if it's a much cooler game than we all imagine it will be. But, that's for time to tell.
I've switched off of redhat some time ago, not because I didn't like, I just needed a change. What makes me wonder is that they have the iso's available on bittorrent, but then you have to burn them on a cd. Why the heck don't they just build the bittorrent into the install, and then you only have to burn one CD.
One of the things I liked about debian, and gentoo for that matter, is the fact that you only need one CD to start the install, and then the rest is done off the net through a distributed mirror system. I hope fedora decides to go this way, then maybe I'll try it out.
I agree. I've never used Apples too much, but when I got a bit of software from someone and took it to my buddies place to use on his computer, I just had to copy the directory into the applications dir. It worked great, right away. It's a good idea for more than that, as you can insist every application maintains its own configuration files and directories, and leave the /etc (does OS X have one of those) for operating system only stuff.
cool indeed.
I totally agree with you.
I've been studying the sciences for most of my life. I do respect the great things that science has done for humanity, and I imagine that these things will continue well into our future.
I was really taken aback sometime last year though. A colleague of mine, with whom I had done my undergrad engineering with (she went into mechanical, I electrical) went on to do a degree in medicine, which she is enjoying to a large degree. Last year, I was getting reconstructive surgery on my knee, and was talking to her about it. I mentioned that there was a 90-95% chance that my knee would be be back to 90% of its previous capabilities. She was genuinely surprised, and mentioned that she always thought we (humans) could build a better knee than the one that we came with. It seemed kind of naive to me, that she would say something like that, but ever since, I've met a lot of people who seem to think that our current level of science is a lot higher than it is in actual fact.
So I kept going on, I enjoy studying what I do, and had a chance to take a course on quantum mechanics. Being genuinely interested in such stuff, took the course, was interested in the philosophy of it and such. I have since had many debates with people about genuinely interesting things such as the collapse of the wave-function, the copenhagen interpretation, etc..etc (If you don't know these, you should check them out, cool stuff). Anyways, I once talked to one of my classmates about it, and I mentioned that the concept that there are some permanent unknowns in the universe doesn't really bug me that much. He was amazed that I, an interested scientist-type, could take such views, and called me too pessimistic to be useful to science. I understand his optimism, but why should it be so alarming that we don't know everything...and we may never.
In any case, exploration is good, the naivete of thinking we will know it all is not...wait until we get there, than we can say we are all-knowing, or something like that...
As it must be said a million times, if you have an Xbox, and the Xbox Next has backwards compatibility, then perhaps you might upgrade, keep both consoles...whatever. Now, If you have a PS2, and wanted to play some of the original Xbox games, then perhaps that might entice you to buy an Xbox Next with backwards compatibility for your next generation console, then you can check out all the old games and the new ones.
Traditionally, it takes a while for games to get good on any console, so if the Xbox Next has backwards compatibility, you instantly get access to all the finely-tuned later cycle games released for the Xbox.
It amazes me how many people have commented "I already have an Xbox, what would backwards compatibility do for me? Nothing", and then say that's why backwards compatibility isn't worthwhile. They should instead look at things from the point of view of the console maker trying to entice people over to their system, and maybe consider what the console maker would base their choice on.
Besides, most gamers I know have more than one game system, so it is no big deal if they have yet another one.
Right, and if I'm going to sink a bunch of money into a brand new top of the line console, then I am going to probably go for the one that can play the games which I already like and enjoy right away. Just because the PS2 is the first one to hit on this idea doesn't make it a bad idea by any means, and in fact, they are setting a precedent. In fact, it's a great idea, IMO, and I'd be super-excited by the new X-box if I'd be able to play all my current x-box game on it...It just makes it easier, really, as then I could get rid of the old x-box, and I would only need the one machine.
The other thing is that adding backwards compatibility may not necessarily bring out those hardcore gamers that will buy multiple consoles anyways, but they aren't really the ones that a console comapny really worries much about. They'll buy the hardware anyways, like you said. Where the backwards compatibilty comes in nice is for that group of people that only really want one console, and already have a bunch of games for an older generation box. They can then keep all their games, and still only have one console. The hardcore folks can have their five or six different consoles if they want, but I only really want one good one. If there's no backwards compatibilty in the Next X-box, then I have no extra bit of incentive to stay with the platform for the next generation, meaning I could just as easily jump to a PS3 or the next nintendo or whatever.
All it would mean is that all p2p companies would be working out of countries other than the USA. The only recourse then available to the people that would want to shut these p2p networks down would be to filter the packets coming into the US, which would never ever ever happen, given that there is a well-armed nerd populace keeping freedom alive down there.
Agreed. I bought an Xbox so I could play games away from a PC (I sit in front of a PC all day long), and on a nice couch. Plus, I think the Xbox is a pretty damn cool system. Halo, KOTOR, now a GTA - double pack, morrowind, there are more than enough good games for the system to make it worth picking up anyways.
Yeh, I read an article somewhere about the current rumours regarding the consoles of the future, and they mentioned the backwards compatibility issue. Sony did it with the PS2, and I believe it was nothing but a good thing for them. Xbox should be in a better situation because it's all built on PC hardware, which should change so drastically that you can't run the onld games on a new system. I personally think that this 99$ drop will only be useful if all those people who buy cheap xboxes with games can then use those games on a new system. Otherwise it's just a bit more incentive to change to another system in the next round.
Thanks for your post, cuz I think we're in the same boat. I think the GPL is cool and all, it definitely addresses some important issues, and it makes things interesting in the world of software development. I use Linux at school and at home, because it's good enough for me, and I like the philosophy behind it. I also use the NVIDIA drivers because their cards are cheap, and they are supporting my OS. The point of my post wasn't to say this was a good thing or bad thing in itself, as I don't really care about the morals of it or anything like that. I just get bugged when the zealots out there do complain, but then download the drivers anyways. There's really no point in that.
Same with the cars issue, I fully understand how useful a car is, and would like to own one myself, but due to the economics, I can't right now. I don't mind taking the bus either, as it gets me where I need to go (except to the mountains). I'm not too much of an environmental zealot, so it doesn't really matter to me what cars are doing to the environment, but again, it bugs me when there are environmental zealots out there who speak of all the evils of cars, then drive one anyways.
It makes me think of a good quote from Gandhi I read once: "be the change you want to see in the world". Makes a better case then just talking about the change you want to see in the world, IMHO
It's difficult to have a principle-based movement when you ignore your principles.
Easy solution: If you want to stick to your principles, then don't use the NVIDIA drivers, or buy a card that has open drivers. whatever you do, don't use the closed-source NVIDIA drivers and then complain about your principles not being followed, as you wouldn't be doing anybody any favours, and you'd lose your credibility
Note: this isn't directed at you personally, I just have a thing for people who talk the talk, but don't walk the walk. Y'know, kind of like people who say that cars are a great threat to the environment and all, and it's a shame, but then buy and use a car anyways...it's frustrating.
That is all well and good, and in theory, it works just fine (well, in practice too, I guess), but the reason that I like to use Qt is that there is a seperate syntax to defining slots and signals. It makes it much easier to read if you skim down your class prototype and the word 'slot' or the word 'signal' appear by themselves. To me that is very clear, and though it requires the use of a precpocessor step, who gives a darn. learn to use a makefile.
The signals and slots as you've shown look no different from any other class function, and that requires an extra bit of reading to get them right.
Again, i guess it's all personal preference really.
May have been useless to you, but I never knew that amazon reported that linux saved them 25% of their technology spending. Considering they're an internet company with possibly one of the better ways of making money on this internet thing, that's pretty significant to me. Granted, I could have read this elsewhere...
At some point it used to be, at least theoretically, that a transaction produced value for _both_ parties involved.
Only if both parties participate in transactions where they get value. If one party decides that it's not worth their while to take part in a given exchange, they have the freedom to decline taking part in that exchange.
I'm wondering where you got the idea that capitalism was never about selling snake-oil and screwing the customer. The most you can do is try to not buy the snake-oil. It's a tough world, and there are people out there trying to screw you, but it's not much different than nature, except there are things out there trying to eat you instead.
Yeh it makes me laugh too. I've been using mozilla for a pretty long time, and recently I was at my parents house and used their computer to check some of my regular sites...holy goodness I was flooded. I wasn't even expecting it, as I had begun to almost forget that pop-ups happen while I'm surfing.
The most annoying thing is when my parents or grandparents complain about things popping up, and I tell them that I don't have that problem because of my browser. They, of course, don't want to change, simply because they want the browser that everyone uses. sheesh
Darnit...I was hoping that I could get to it first. It is pretty funny that it has to be that one particular number. In fact, it was a 1 in 100 chance...
I was wondering similar things myself on reading the headline. I haven't yet installed 2.6 on my machine yet, but I have heard that it is a bit 'snappier', which I believe goes a long way towards making the desktop seem like you are controlling it, rather than having it control you. The KDE / gnome work, is also very important, but a solid fast user-responsive kernel is a boon to anyone trying to sell anyone else on linux on the desktop.
Considering that the average American watches four hours of television per day
What's really crazy about those four hours is that 45 minutes of it is probably commercials!! I'm not sure if that's accurate or not, but the commercials are the entire reason why I don't watch television anymore (well, except for hockey games of course).
The kind of stuff we have to deal with from nuclear power plants is nasty. WAY nastier than anything which comes out of a traditional power plant.
Which is why we have to figure out how to get the stuff into space cheaply so we can jettison it into the sun. No geology to think about. No tectonics or water flow, just pure fusion energy cooking the bejesus out of our toxic waste.
You are, unfortunately I think, correct on that point. Not to say that Nuclear energy is the cleanest source of energy we've got. It is very clean, don't get me wrong, but I wouldn't want to be nearby when something goes wrong with it.
The real bummer, IMHO, is the fact that as far as lightweight fuel sources go, this stuff is the bomb (no pun intended), and we need to use it to really kickstart our solar system exploration.
Hmmm...I guess maybe I was kind of lacking enthusiasm towards them because my cuz only had the single set. I imagine if you got more pieces that worked together in the same way it would be quite alright.
I think I've also been let down by lego since the day where I saw a star wars robot lego thing that seemed to be pretty expensive, and it just seemed to me like it was a doll or something...maybe I just missed the point.
well, have fun with your legos...I guess, thanks for the comment.
How about a large-scale marijuana grow-op using nothing but LED's for a light source in some persons basement? That would impress me too.
It's not really a funny thing to ask for either, as I think most of those people that grow large amounts of illegal plants get busted on their power bills....thinking of it now, I wonder if there have been any studies done on the effects of certain frequencies of light on photosynthesis of certain plants too. Just a thought, hehe.
I remember getting a lego grey castle set that I rather liked. The castle wall piece weren't too bad, as they simply acted as a window frame kind of piece that added a bit to the castle, yet they remained somewhat generic enough in that you could build a wall around it with generic lego brick pieces. The castle gates were also made with generic pieces too, if I remember correctly, so they were good.
I saw my cousin got a 'bionicle' lego set for christmas this year, and it was ridiculous. I don't think there were more than a hundred pieces, and no more than a handful of them could be connected to something other than the piece they were supposed to be connected to on the picture on the box. The special piece thing has definitely gone way too far (even though the last lego set I got: a pirate ship, looked pretty damn impressive when it was all put together).
Man...I just heard the moniker DLP for the first time today in a job interview...needless to say, they use DLP to show visualizations of stuff. I was indifferent, but since when could a vim user be hassled for not looking into something and learning about what it really is, eh? DLP is the way to go!!
It also relies on the strength of the compiler, not just the strength of the language.
Not to mention it also depends on the task at hand.