The benchmark tests were performed on a Digital AlphaServer 8400 and used five da
tabase tables ranging from 70 KB to 5.2 GB in size. The performance gains of the 64-bit Oracle are due to the system processor's ability to directly address much more main memory than 32-bit systems, as well as being able to move data into memory in larger chunks. Tests measure time in seconds to perform transaction. Smaller numbers are better.
Flexible C++
Matthew Wilson
My approach to software engineering is far more pragmatic than it
is
theoretical--and no language better exemplifies this than C++.
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