From: mathew Date: 2005-06-23T03:35:37+09:00 Subject: Re: 1. Ruby result: 101 seconds , 2. Java result:9.8 seconds, 3. Perl result:62 seconds Michael Tan wrote: > 1. Ruby result: 101 seconds > 2. Java result:9.8 seconds > 3. Perl result:62 seconds Ruby about half the speed of Perl is about right, judging from my own comparisons. Personally, I consider it a good tradeoff to have code half the speed, if it means I never have to write in Perl again. mathew