[shin_lao]

This benchmark is totally wrong as you can read in the comments of the page.

Basically he didn't turn on all optimizations on the C++ program and used the "slow but secure" version of the Microsoft STL.

Also his GenericSum uses array in C++ and lists in C#, so the C++ has to reallocate at each append.

I could go on for long, I appreciate the intent, but all you need to know is that Microsoft gave up on using C# everywhere because it's damn too slow.

[nxn]

>> but all you need to know is that Microsoft gave up on using C# everywhere because it's damn too slow.

Got any proof of that?

[queensnake]

Not proof but, fwiw I read an article saying that.

[shin_lao]

When they started Vista they wanted to go .NET all the way and had to go back using more native code.

[chrisbennet]

>I could go on for long, I appreciate the intent, but all you need to know is that Microsoft gave up on using C# everywhere because it's damn too slow.

As a data point, a friend of mine works for Microsoft on one of the Blend products. He's using C# for at least some of his work.