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[jscheuer1]

That may be, but I'd bet C or C++ would be fine for this. Even Java (not javascript) would be a great improvement over javascript or PHP. Do you code in MATLAB or C, C++, Java? Any higher level language?

I should probably learn one of them. It would come in handy for this and other things. I recently had an interesting paid job. It has a NDA so I can't go into the details. But I wrote the javascript, another fellow wrote and compiled the Java, a boss who didn't understand either language but who had the best grasp of the three of us of the overall project goals, advised and asked questions. I got to see some of the uncompiled Java code. It looked pretty easy. Once compiled it executes lightning fast compared to runtime code like PHP and javascript. But it needed javascript in order to interact with the page.

[bernie1227]

That may be, but I'd bet C or C++ would be fine for this. Even Java (not javascript) would be a great improvement over javascript or PHP. Do you code in MATLAB or C, C++, Java? Any higher level language?

I should probably learn one of them. It would come in handy for this and other things. I recently had an interesting paid job. It has a NDA so I can't go into the details. But I wrote the javascript, another fellow wrote and compiled the Java, a boss who didn't understand either language but who had the best grasp of the three of us of the overall project goals, advised and asked questions. I got to see some of the uncompiled Java code. It looked pretty easy. Once compiled it executes lightning fast compared to runtime code like PHP and javascript. But it needed javascript in order to interact with the page.

At the moment, I do a bit of coding, particularly with visual BASIC, and a bit of C++, both of which are very suitable, but I have a friend who works in a heavy mathematics job and uses MATLAB.

Those kind of languages are very useful for fast or large calculations as well as many other things.

That seems like a very efficient way to do it.
Bernie

[djr33]

You don't need MATLAB for this. It's not all that intense.

I've never heard of a function written in javascript to replace native code that was faster than the native code, do you have any examples?

Sorry. My post was written badly. I wanted to state that I can imagine that you are CORRECT for JS, not that I think JS has cases of being faster than default functions. I think it's not designed the same way as PHP, etc. We don't disagree. I just wasn't clear.

[jscheuer1]

You don't need MATLAB for this. It's not all that intense.

Sorry. My post was written badly. I wanted to state that I can imagine that you are CORRECT for JS, not that I think JS has cases of being faster than default functions. I think it's not designed the same way as PHP, etc. We don't disagree. I just wasn't clear.

That's OK, it's (native faster vs. substitute functions slower in javascript) just something I've pretty much always assumed, have seen in some cases borne out in testing and frequently see stated.

Like any rule, I suppose there could be one or more exceptions.

But am I to infer that in PHP you mean that you can rewrite its native functions and gain a speed advantage? If so, do you mean rewrite in PHP or farm out to another language? If the former, I would think that would mean PHP isn't written all that well, the latter, well that's perfectly understandable.

[bernie1227]

You don't need MATLAB for this. It's not all that intense.

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I wasnt saying that you need it, I was saying that it would be faster and if you wanted to Do this to a higher number
Bernie