From: Kirk Haines <wyhaines@...>
Date: 2011-03-08T06:49:05+09:00
Subject: Re: Hamming Distance

On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 10:11 AM, Kirk Haines <wyhaines@gmail.com> wrote:

> You can implement xor of two strings using pure ruby, but to get it
> fast, you'll probably want to utilize an extension.  Here's one

Actually, I should revise that statement.  To get it really fast with
MRI, you'll probably want to utilize an extension.  I am guessing, as
I haven't benchmarked anything, but one may well be able to get much
faster pure ruby speeds with jruby or rubinius.  When in doubt,
benchmark it!


Kirk Haines