Node.js modules speed test: C++ vs JavaScript
Download, build and test instructions:
$ git clone git://github.com/lupomontero/node-cppspeed.git
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$ cd node-cppspeed
$ node-waf configure build
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$ node test/cppspeed.js
foo run in 167ms
cppfoo run in 18ms
c++ was 9.3 times faster