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On Sat, 10 Jul 1999, Brian Massey wrote:
> A pseudo-complied language like VB would run about 3 times
> slower than native C++.
Recent VB compiles to code and, in some tests at least, is on a par with C
for many apps. 
> Omega probably didn't realize that parts of the
> program would run as slow as they do but once they built it and realized
> oops it doesn't run as fast we thought it would, it was too late.  It may be
> a windows issue, it may not be.
Good analysis...
> Take heart though.  As machines become faster and faster in the
> not-so-distant future, the performance inadequacies of TS5 will fade away.
> In the meantime, there's TS4.
> 
> B.
Larry
 
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