Subj : JavaScript execution speed
To   : netscape.public.mozilla.jseng
From : Shanti Rao
Date : Fri Jan 21 2005 11:53 am

Hi Brendan,

What's a fair benchmark to compare processing speed between JavaScript and 
Perl? Perl is heavily optimized for string manipulations, of course. What is 
SpiderMonkey designed to do quickly?

I notice that SM tends to slow down as its memory pool fills up, and regular 
JS_GC() calls are required. What are the triggers for automatic GC? Can I make 
scripts run faster by using a smaller arena?

Thanks,

Shanti

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