From: Michael Linfield Date: 2009-12-02T06:53:04+09:00 Subject: Re: have a problem with the loops and variable For something small such as testing lets say a million keys, the difference would be minimal. However, when you're brute forcing, you generally are testing a million keys/hashes a second, and when using algorithms that move that much data through it every second, C++ can make all the difference in the world. Benchmarks show the difference of milliseconds, even nanoseconds, but those add up quick when throwing a million keys a second at them. -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.