Dhrystone
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ghaff
23 hours ago
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That's been a million years.

I remember when Dhrystones used to be touted as relevant metric in my minicomputer days.

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jimnotgym
20 hours ago
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> The name "Dhrystone" is a pun on a different benchmark algorithm called Whetstone

I generally like a good pun. I wonder what unique properties this one has that makes my skin crawl.

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