From: Charlotte Date: 2006-04-14T03:01:49+09:00 Subject: Re: First script seems slow - What's a better way to write t Ross Bamford wrote: > Wow, on my paltry 1.7Ghz P4 I get: > > user system total real > foo 3.990000 0.040000 4.030000 ( 4.097883) > bar 3.700000 0.020000 3.720000 ( 3.778370) > qux 13.640000 0.130000 13.770000 ( 13.914830) > > from ruby 1.8.4 (2005-12-24) [i686-linux]. Interestingly (though > probably of no concern given developmental status), performance was > significantly worse with 1.9 (especially for qux - around 23 seconds) > and Oniguruma. Could the operating system have an effect on the speed? -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.