From: Josh Cheek <josh.cheek@...>
Date: 2012-05-26T13:33:35+09:00
Subject: Re: Memory-efficient set of Fixnums

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On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 1:22 PM, Admin Tensor <lists@ruby-forum.com> wrote:

> George Dupre wrote in post #1062009:
> >
> > I will also look into this google_hash gem, it should also be useful.
>
> Hi,
>
> I think in Ruby speed is not the primary objective.  So if you need the
> code to run faster (by about the same order of magnitude), probably you
> can transform the critical part into C.
>
>
+1

The Pickaxe has a good section about this (it's actually about how to
integrate with a C library, but if you know C and know how to make Ruby
talk to C, then you should be able to get it).

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On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 1:22 PM, Admin Tensor <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=
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George Dupre wrote in post #1062009:<br>
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&gt; I will also look into this google_hash gem, it should also be useful.<=
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</div>Hi,<br>
<br>
I think in Ruby speed is not the primary objective. =A0So if you need the<b=
r>
code to run faster (by about the same order of magnitude), probably you<br>
can transform the critical part into C.<br>
<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>+1</div><div><br></div><div>The Pickax=
e has a good section about this (it&#39;s actually about how to integrate w=
ith a C library, but if you know C and know how to make Ruby talk to C, the=
n you should be able to get it).=A0</div>
</div>

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