From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter@...>
Date: 2013-06-09T21:40:09+09:00
Subject: Re: How do I write a method, which returns whether the letters in a word occur in alphabetical order

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On Sun, Jun 9, 2013 at 2:10 PM, Albert Schlef <lists@ruby-forum.com> wrote:


> Well, let me "correct" myself, just for the record: even if splicing a
> string copies their content unconditionally, it wouldn't be horrible
> since (1) our code is intended for "word"s, which are relatively short;
>

How do you know?  That's just an assumption.


> and (2) this is a scripting language and the copying, done in C, is
> negligible.
>

Depends on how often you do it.  And, btw. often the expensive part isn't
the copying but the memory management (GC bookkeeping and collection).

Cheers

robert


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_quote">On Sun, Jun 9, 2013 at 2:10 PM, Albert Schlef <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt=
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.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
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string copies their content unconditionally, it wouldn&#39;t be horrible<br=
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since (1) our code is intended for &quot;word&quot;s, which are relatively =
short;<br></blockquote><div style><br></div><div style>How do you know? =A0=
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and (2) this is a scripting language and the copying, done in C, is<br>
negligible.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div style>Depends on how often =
you do it. =A0And, btw. often the expensive part isn&#39;t the copying but =
the memory management (GC bookkeeping and collection).</div><div>=A0</div>
<div style>Cheers</div><div style><br></div><div style>robert</div></div><b=
r clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br>remember.guy do |as, often| as.you_ca=
n - without end<br><a href=3D"http://blog.rubybestpractices.com/">http://bl=
og.rubybestpractices.com/</a>
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