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findings	D12-M7 D12-m1 D12-m3

Source video: E01: What is the FASTEST Computer Language? 45 Languages Tested! (Dave’s Garage, 22:26) · at 01:24. Dave says that people wrote the sieve in about 45 languages.

Empirical Computer Language Drag Race Analysis

Comparative Empirical Analysis of Programming Language Runtime Dynamics

This interactive analysis examines empirical runtime performance across 45+ programming languages, based on the foundational benchmark created by Microsoft systems engineer Dave Plummer (Dave’s Garage). By isolating single-threaded execution on the Sieve of Eratosthenes algorithm ($N = 1,000,000$), we evaluate how compiler code generation, runtime safety checks, and memory representations dictate raw CPU execution speed.

Algorithmic Workload

Sieve of Eratosthenes

Limit $N = 1,000,000$

Primary Focus Languages

Ada, Pascal, Delphi

Vs. Native AOT & Dynamic Runtimes

Packed Bitwise Footprint

61.04 KiB

Fits within CPU L2 Cache

Execution Harness Calibration

~5.0 Seconds

Normalized Passes / Second

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                    Empirical Computer Language Drag Race Analysis
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                    Comparative Empirical Analysis of Programming Language Runtime Dynamics
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                    This interactive analysis examines empirical runtime performance across 45+ programming languages, based on the foundational benchmark created by Microsoft systems engineer Dave Plummer (<em>Dave's Garage</em>). By isolating single-threaded execution on the Sieve of Eratosthenes algorithm ($N = 1,000,000$), we evaluate how compiler code generation, runtime safety checks, and memory representations dictate raw CPU execution speed.
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                    <div class="text-xl font-bold text-amber-700 mt-1">Ada, Pascal, Delphi</div>
                    <div class="text-xs text-stone-600 mt-0.5">Vs. Native AOT & Dynamic Runtimes</div>
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                    <div class="text-xs text-stone-600 mt-0.5">Fits within CPU L2 Cache</div>
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                    <div class="text-xs text-stone-500 font-medium">Execution Harness Calibration</div>
                    <div class="text-xl font-bold text-stone-800 mt-1">~5.0 Seconds</div>
                    <div class="text-xs text-stone-600 mt-0.5">Normalized Passes / Second</div>
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ID	Severity	Evidence	Status	Location	Problem
D12-M7	major	DOC	open	L85, L94, L143, L147, L156, L333, L408	Claim: Math such as $N = 1,000,000$ and $\sqrt{N}$ and \frac.. Problem: The page loads no math library. The reader sees raw dollar signs and backslashes. L169 shows raw ** marks and L324 shows raw backticks, because the page is HTML, not Markdown.
D12-m1	minor	VIDEO VERIFY	verify	L85	Claim: “Microsoft systems engineer Dave Plummer”.. Problem: He is a retired Microsoft engineer. He speaks of the MS-DOS and Windows 95 days [00:41]. Report 11 says “former” correctly.
D12-m3	minor	DOC VIDEO	open	L85, L43, L493	Claim: “45+ programming languages”.. Problem: The chart has 15 bars and merges C and C++ in one bar. The video says “some 45” [01:24].

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