From: Daniel Carrera <dcarrera@...>
Date: 2003-02-21T00:49:45+09:00
Subject: Re: optimization question

On Fri, Feb 21, 2003 at 12:38:33AM +0900, Travis Whitton wrote:
> > i think that better way to speed up this code is:
> > 
> > h = data.scan(iptok).sort.uniqc.to_hash
> 
> I'm using Ruby 1.6.8, which doesn't have a to_hash or uniqc method. When
> were these methods introduced?

Bulat is suggesting that we introduce the methods Array#uniqc and 
Array#to_hash.

I agree with him.  He does have a point that his algorithm was better, and 
my program was only faster because it was in C.  I'll come back to this 
this afternoon to see if I can write those to methods.

-- 
Daniel Carrera
Graduate Teaching Assistant.  Math Dept.
University of Maryland.  (301) 405-5137