The math performance of Xojoscript in 2018 Release 1.1 has decreased significantly compared to 2017R3, especially when transcendental functions are involved. The results are shown below where higher is better (think in terms of operations per unit time). The biggest hit is in complex math which relies heavily on transcendental math functions such as sin(), cos(), sinh() and cosh(). However, general math has also decreased in speed.
(Note that compiler optimization level = 0 is normal and level=2 is high.)
Xojoscript math performance
2017r3 Mac64 Cocoa
Compiler Optimization Level = 0
Test Speed Mark
Standard Math 3.5673
Matrix Math 2.1344
Complex Math 2.0670
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Compiler Optimization Level = 2
Test Speed Mark
Standard Math 4.2860
Matrix Math 2.6373
Complex Math 2.3829
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2018r1.1
Compiler Optimization Level = 0
Test Speed Mark
Standard Math 3.3995
Matrix Math 2.0740
Complex Math 0.7074
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Compiler Optimization Level = 2
Test Speed Mark
Standard Math 4.0298
Matrix Math 2.5188
Complex Math 0.7437
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