Re: Math in Java
On Thu, 29 May 2008 11:26:15 +0100, Jeremy Watts wrote:
Hi,
I've written a series of math programs in Java, the one I'm currently
concerned with factors univariate polynomials (polynomials of one
variable only) with integer coefficients.
I've been timing its execution speed on larger sized polynomials, this
one in particular has degree (the highest value amongst the exponents of
the terms) of 53.
My program takes around 15 - 20s to factor this, but this site here:-
http://wims.unice.fr/wims/wims.cgi?lang=en&module=tool/algebra/
factor.en&cmd=new&
does the same polynomial in under half a second.
Would you say the main factor explaining the difference between the
execution speeds, is the fact that I am running Java and the site is
likely running native machine code on a server (if that indeed is what
it is doing) ?
(I'm pretty sure we're both running the same algorithms to accomplish
the factorizations.)
Jeremy Watts
Does the 15 to 20 seconds include start up time for the java virtual
machine? If it does, that could be a big part of your problem. Another
issue is that Java just isn't going to compete will with a program that
runs in 20 to 30 seconds. Java uses a runtime compiler that optimizes
the code while it runs. You aren't going to get the benefit of these
optimizations for jobs that only last 20 to 30 seconds.
If you post your code online somewhere that we can take a look it, we
might be able to give you better advice about how to get the performance
you would like. Speaking of which, is 20 to 30 seconds too long? If it
isn't then I wouldn't worry about it. What would be "fast enough".
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