I love the follow on comments in the article, the author is reviewed with authority. I would hope for an article with benchmarked, repeatable, comparison tests with stats and code; this writer simply poured gas on himself and invited folks to light the match.
I think an example of more what I would like to see in comparisons is at:
http://members.home.net/bmassi/comtestingseries.htm
GO Canucks!! (Vancouver Canucks Fan)