[fpc-devel] How does FPC perform in the FASTEST Computer Language Race

[Wayne Sherman]

If you are a speed geek, you will probably be interested in this.

What is the FASTEST Computer Language? 45 Languages Tested! (E01)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQtFdsEcK_s

Current standings at the time of this video
Iterations per sec:
Ada:  67
Pascal: 143
Fastest language: 7301
Slowest language: 1

"HD Episode 01: Retired Microsoft engineer Dave Plummer takes you on a
guided tour of 45 different computer languages and drag races each
against one another using a prime sieve benchmark.  From Ada to Zig
and everything in between, find out which is fastest and which is
slowest."

Github:  https://github.com/PlummersSoftwareLLC/Primes

Current Pascal code:
https://github.com/PlummersSoftwareLLC/Primes/tree/drag-race/PrimePascal/solution_1
Current Delphi code:
https://github.com/PlummersSoftwareLLC/Primes/tree/drag-race/PrimeDelphi/solution_1

Pull requests for faster/better implementations:
https://github.com/PlummersSoftwareLLC/Primes/pulls

Related:
https://components4developers.blog/2021/07/04/delphi-sieve-candidates-to-the-fastest-programming-language-contest/