From: Robert Klemme <bob.news@...>
Date: 2006-01-03T22:03:28+09:00
Subject: Re: strange speeds

kryglik <kryglik@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello
>  thanx for nice script!
>
> I find out that i got a little error :o) [see the 'for' cycle in
> benchmark part:
> for slovo1 in h_slovo
>      h.has_key? h_slovo  (SHOULD NOT BE h_slovo BUT slovo1)
> end
>
> so when I run your script i got confused about speeds like 1-3s
> instead of my 60s. The difference between marshaled and generated was
> like 35s and 60s (10000 keys in 100.000 hash).

In this case it's probably due to hash calculation for the hash you 
accidentally used as key.

> Still the mysteria continues -- why the different speeds.

Yeah, I guess we would have to dive into the sources to find out...

> And also thanx for lecture of ruby optimization - not quite a guru
> (yet :-D).

Take your time. :-)

> Benchmark is a nice module :)

It really is!

Kind regards

    robert