[armamut]

I love python and I don't like Julia at all.

But, I think judging a language (which claims math and scientific computing is it's strongest point) by print screen performance is not fair.

And, the authors last example is a little bit misleading I think. The C code sets up registers and jumps to the main sprintf routine. I don't know why didn't he tell that routine's instructions count...

Has any one counted?

[armamut]

Oh. I think metrognome had shown the point. Didn't read it. sorry.

[vitaut]

That routine is part of the C runtime which is used in Julia too, so it doesn't cause any difference.