Timing comparison for diffeq program in c++, Maple and Maxima

On 2012-08-09, Dennis Darland <dennis.darland at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I ran a timing test comparison for c++, Maple and Maxima.
> All three programs generated by omnisode - a set of Ruby programs.

> c++ 6,087 iterations/second
> Maple 192 iterations/second
> Maxima 6.2 iterations/second

Thanks, Dennis. I see some defensive comments elsewhere in this thread,
but I see these as simple facts, without judgement. In order to make
informed decisions, one must know the facts. If using Maxima means I can
avoid C++, that could be a very worthwhile trade ....

Thanks for your interest in Maxima, and keep up the good work.

Robert Dodier