Is NetBSD the best platform to run Ruby on?

[qmemo]

I was searching about Ruby's performance on various platforms and stumbled upon this http://linbsd.org:8000

OS Tests Won
oi 29
obsd 80
haiku 9
fbsd 26
nbsd599 279
dfly 111
linux 106
nbsd 144

any idea/comment if this tests are accurate and should be taken into considerations?

[jggimi]

The information technology industry uses three types of lies:

• Lies
• Damned Lies
• Benchmarks

A benchmark is only a relative indicator, using a synthetic workload. Over the years, some software tools ... most notably DBMS software ... have had code that recognized a synthetic workload and "aha! Benchmark being run!" shortened internal path lengths accordingly.

Even the comparison you refer to provides this disclaimer:

Warning:
These totals should be taken with a grain of salt
as they do not reflect the true difference in completion times.

Use an OS that meets your operational requirements. Or if you have none, run a test yourself, on YOUR hardware with YOUR application.

[classicmanpro]

Originally Posted by jggimi

Use an OS that meets your operational requirements. Or if you have none, run a test yourself, on YOUR hardware with YOUR application.

That's a great point of view ... The right tool for the right job.

[qmemo]

@jggimi

I was doupting it already but did not have the techincal point of view you demonstrated.

Thanks for the fast reply

[TerryP]

The best OS to run Ruby on is GNU/Linux, more specifically the platform most widely used by Ruby developers and users, with the best package support, and least likely to break some ****heads expectation of your runtime environment.

At least, that's my opinion, particularly if you ever want to depend on libraries that are impure or rely upon external programs.