Different languages get a different amount of execution time for the test cases. A factor is given in the table of available programming languages. It is interesting to see where the languages are grouped:<p>Compiled Languages (1 × time limit): C, C++, Perl, Clojure, JavaScript, Haskell.<p>Java (2 × time limit + 2): Java.<p>Scripting Languages (3 × time limit): Python, Ruby, PHP.<p>I guess the "+2" for Java tries to account for JVM startup. But if Clojure will also run on the JVM, why doesn't it get the same advantage?<p>I am also surprised to see Perl being grouped with the compiled languages, as it actually has a performance profile similar to CPython (which I assume will be used for Python – the entries for Python, Java, Ruby, PHP, Clojure don't mention which of the myriad interpreters/VMs will be used).
Time until start (in an easy, cross-timezone understandable format): <a href="http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=current+time++to++9%3A30%3A00+pm+UTC+%2B5%3A30++%7C++Saturday%2C+November+30%2C+2013" rel="nofollow">http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=current+time++to++9%3A3...</a>
Some details are lacking on that page:
- In what timezone are the times given?
- And where do I find the "given list of languages" that are supported?