(@ti) ok, further example of suckitude
(@ti) $ time java Primes
(@ti) 20000003 20000023 20000033 20000047 20000059 20000063 20000069 20000077
20000081 20000093
(@ti) real 0m48.628s
(@ti) $ time ./primes
(@ti) 20000003 20000023 20000033 20000047 20000059 20000063 20000069 20000077
20000081 20000093
(@ti) real 0m9.782s
(@ti) calculating the primes from 20000000 to 20000100
(@ti) identical programs in C and java
(@ti) so yes, it appears to be linear
(@ti) or closely linear
(@ti) ok, now I don't feel so bad.
(@ti) $ time ./primes.pl
(@ti) 20000003 20000023 20000033 20000047 20000059 20000063 20000069 20000077
20000081 20000093
(@ti) real 6m30.406s
(@ti) $ time ./primes2.py
(@ti) 20000003, 20000023, 20000033, 20000047, 20000059, 20000063,
20000069, 20000077, 20000081, 20000093,
(@ti) real 7m43.761s