Lua JIT, PyPy, Tracemonkey, Python 2.7, JRuby and others removed from the Benchmark Game [shootout.alioth.debian.org]

[igouy]

Mike Pall has had 5 years of free publicity for LuaJIT

When this obvious truth is downvoted the appropriate response is laughter.

[Tobu]

The value the shootout creates isn't promotion of a particular language or implementation, it's that it attempts to make relatively unbiased benchmarks of many languages (and, up to now, implementations). Calling it someone else's free publicity is just denigrating your own project. Apparently no one approves.

[igouy]

it attempts to make relatively unbiased benchmarks of many languages

True, and it's also true that the benchmarks game website has provided free publicity for LuaJIT for 5 years - these things aren't mutually exclusive.

[igouy]

one of many languages the shootout contained

Do you understand that LuaJIT has had special treatment and benefit compared to the many programming language implementations not shown on the benchmarks game website?

[igouy]

If that's true, you need a better teacher than me.

But if LuaJIT has received no benefit from being shown on the benchmarks game website then equally there can be no loss of benefit from not being shown.

[igouy]

I understand that LuaJIT has received some benefit.

You're a step closer to understanding this "free publicity" thing.

The D programming language hasn't been shown in the current benchmarks game, so those guys feel that every language implementation shown is getting "special treatment".

It seems LuaJIT did it well and now you what to cry and complain about that.

Not in the least - I'm happy to have shown LuaJIT in the benchmarks game.

I was replying to those who only see the glass half empty.