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		<title>Ruby vs Python vs Windows vs Linux</title>
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		<dc:creator>Marco Mastrodonato</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nel precedente articolo, ho esaminato le prestazioni di alcuni interpreti ruby e python, su un sistema windows xp. Questa volta, ho eseguito gli stessi script sotto linux: distribuzione ubuntu 9.10 2.6.31-20-generic. Le versioni APT sono state installate tramite gestore di pacchetti, le RVM invece, tramite il Ruby Version Manager e compilate dai sorgenti.


Versione
Compilatore/Sistema/VM
Secondi


JRuby 1.4.0 APT
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nel <a href="http://mastrodonato.info/index.php/2010/01/ruby-vs-ruby-vs-python-vs-python/">precedente articolo</a>, ho esaminato le prestazioni di alcuni interpreti ruby e python, su un sistema windows xp. Questa volta, ho eseguito gli stessi script sotto linux: distribuzione ubuntu 9.10 2.6.31-20-generic. Le versioni APT sono state installate tramite gestore di pacchetti, le RVM invece, tramite il <a href="http://rvm.beginrescueend.com/">Ruby Version Manager</a> e compilate dai sorgenti.</p>
<p><center></p>
<table>
<th>Versione</th>
<th>Compilatore/Sistema/VM</th>
<th>Secondi</th>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>JRuby 1.4.0 APT</td>
<td> Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM 1.6.0_16) [amd64-java]</td>
<td><strong>6,1</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>JRuby 1.4.0 RVM</td>
<td> Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM 1.6.0_16) [amd64-java]</td>
<td><strong>6,2</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Ruby 1.9.2 preview1 RVM</td>
<td>x86_64-linux</td>
<td><strong>6,5</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>JRuby 1.4.0 </td>
<td>Windows Client VM 1.6.0_15 [x86-java]</td>
<td><strong>6,9</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Python 2.6.4</td>
<td>Windows</td>
<td>7,5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Ruby 1.9.1 p129</td>
<td>i386-mingw32</td>
<td>8,1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Python 2.6.4 APT</td>
<td>x86_64-linux</td>
<td>8,7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Ruby 1.9.1 p378 RVM</td>
<td>x86_64-linux</td>
<td>8,7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Ruby 1.9.1 p243 RVM</td>
<td>x86_64-linux</td>
<td>8,8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Python 3.1.1</td>
<td>Windows</td>
<td>9,0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Ruby 1.9.1 p243 APT</td>
<td>x86_64-linux</td>
<td>9,3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Ruby 1.9.1 p243</td>
<td>i386-mingw32</td>
<td>9,6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Ruby 1.8.7 p249 RVM</td>
<td>x86_64-linux</td>
<td>12,2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>IronRuby 0.9.3.0</td>
<td>Windows .NET 2.0.0.0</td>
<td>18,9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Ruby 1.9.1 p376</td>
<td>i386-mswin32</td>
<td>20,8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Ruby 1.8.7 p174 APT</td>
<td>x86_64-linux</td>
<td>23,0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Ruby 1.8.6 p368</td>
<td>i386-mingw32</td>
<td>23,3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Ruby 1.8.7 p249</td>
<td>i386-mingw32</td>
<td>23,9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>IronPython 2.6</td>
<td>Windows .NET 2.0.0.0</td>
<td>256,5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Jython 2.5.1</td>
<td>Windows Client VM 1.6.0_15 [x86-java]</td>
<td><em>Timeout</em></td>
</tr>
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		<title>Ruby vs Ruby vs Python vs Python</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 22:23:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marco Mastrodonato</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Un altro benchmark che mette a confronto alcune recenti versioni di ruby con gli ultimi rilasci di python. Due semplici script per confrontare sintassi e prestazioni di questi moderni linguaggi.
Il sistema su cui ho eseguito la prova è un portatile Dell Inspiron 9400 con Centrino Duo, Intel T7200 4Mb Cache 2Ghz, Ram 2Gb 667Mhz. Sistema [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Un altro benchmark che mette a confronto alcune recenti versioni di ruby con gli ultimi rilasci di python. Due semplici script per confrontare sintassi e prestazioni di questi moderni linguaggi.<br />
Il sistema su cui ho eseguito la prova è un portatile Dell Inspiron 9400 con Centrino Duo, Intel T7200 4Mb Cache 2Ghz, Ram 2Gb 667Mhz. Sistema operativo Windows XP pro SP3.</p>
<p>Questo è il risultato del primo test, usato come riscaldamento per le vm:</p>
<p><center></p>
<table>
<th>Versione</th>
<th>Compilatore</th>
<th>Secondi</th>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Python 2.6.4</td>
<td></td>
<td><strong>7,5</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Ruby 1.9.1 p129</td>
<td>i386-mingw32</td>
<td>8,2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>JRuby 1.4.0 </td>
<td>Client VM 1.6.0_15 [x86-java]</td>
<td>9,0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Python 3.1.1</td>
<td></td>
<td>9,1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Ruby 1.9.1 p243</td>
<td>i386-mingw32</td>
<td>9,6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>IronRuby 0.9.3.0</td>
<td>.NET 2.0.0.0</td>
<td>20,3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Ruby 1.9.1 p376</td>
<td>i386-mswin32</td>
<td>20,9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Ruby 1.8.6 p368</td>
<td>i386-mingw32</td>
<td>22,9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>IronPython 2.6</td>
<td>.NET 2.0.0.0</td>
<td>225,4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Jython 2.5.1</td>
<td>Client VM 1.6.0_15 [x86-java]</td>
<td><em>Timeout</em></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p></center></p>
<div id="attachment_397" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://mastrodonato.info/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/BenchMM1s.PNG"><img src="http://mastrodonato.info/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/BenchMM1s-300x121.PNG" alt="Benchmark senza warm up" title="Bench MM1" width="300" height="121" class="size-medium wp-image-397" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Benchmark senza warm up</p></div>
<p>Il risultato che segue invece, si riferisce alla media delle tre rilevazioni successive al riscaldamento. Le prestazioni di JRuby migliorano del 23%:</p>
<p><center></p>
<table>
<th>Versione</th>
<th>Compilatore</th>
<th>Secondi</th>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>JRuby 1.4.0 </td>
<td>Client VM 1.6.0_15 [x86-java]</td>
<td><strong>6,9</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Python 2.6.4</td>
<td></td>
<td>7,5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Ruby 1.9.1 p129</td>
<td>i386-mingw32</td>
<td>8,2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Python 3.1.1</td>
<td></td>
<td>9,0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Ruby 1.9.1 p243</td>
<td>i386-mingw32</td>
<td>10,0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>IronRuby 0.9.3.0</td>
<td>.NET 2.0.0.0</td>
<td>18,9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Ruby 1.9.1 p376</td>
<td>i386-mswin32</td>
<td>20,6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Ruby 1.8.6 p368</td>
<td>i386-mingw32</td>
<td>23,2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>IronPython 2.6</td>
<td>.NET 2.0.0.0</td>
<td>256,5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Jython 2.5.1</td>
<td>Client VM 1.6.0_15 [x86-java]</td>
<td><em>Timeout</em></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p></center></p>
<div id="attachment_408" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://mastrodonato.info/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/BenchMM1_warmup.PNG"><img src="http://mastrodonato.info/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/BenchMM1_warmup-300x121.PNG" alt="Rilevazioni dopo warm up" title="BenchMM1_warmup" width="300" height="121" class="size-medium wp-image-408" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Rilevazioni dopo warm up</p></div>
<p>Ed ecco gli script. Ho cercato di ottimizzare le rispettive versioni e per fare ciò, ho dovuto creare due varianti per ogni linguaggio. </p>
<p><strong>Ruby 1.8.6:</strong></p>

<div class="wp_syntax"><div class="code"><pre class="ruby" style="font-family:monospace;"><span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">def</span> strings_test<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span>ntest<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
  r1 = r2 = r3 = <span style="color:#006666;">0</span>
  xstr = <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;&quot;</span>
  ntest.<span style="color:#9900CC;">times</span> <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">do</span> 
    <span style="color:#008000; font-style:italic;">#Create a string, add 'abcde1234_' until getting a str size 1000</span>
    xstr = <span style="color:#996600;">'abcde1234_'</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">*</span> <span style="color:#006666;">10000</span>
&nbsp;
    <span style="color:#008000; font-style:italic;">#Make letters upcase </span>
    xstr.<span style="color:#9900CC;">upcase</span>!
&nbsp;
    <span style="color:#008000; font-style:italic;">#Change '1234_' with '67890 ' (space at last position)</span>
    <span style="color:#008000; font-style:italic;">#Now the repeated string should be 'ABCDE67890 '</span>
    xstr.<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">gsub!</span> <span style="color:#996600;">'1234_'</span>, <span style="color:#996600;">'67890 '</span>
&nbsp;
    <span style="color:#008000; font-style:italic;">#Cast numbers from 29 upto size/2 to string and add it to xstr variable, ciclying for every number (not add all numbers one time)</span>
    29.<span style="color:#9900CC;">upto</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span>xstr.<span style="color:#9900CC;">size</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">/</span><span style="color:#006666;">2</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#123;</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">|</span>n<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">|</span> xstr <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&lt;&lt;</span> n.<span style="color:#9900CC;">to_s</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#125;</span>
&nbsp;
    <span style="color:#008000; font-style:italic;">#Check 1: Count 'A' char </span>
    <span style="color:#008000; font-style:italic;">#Check 2: Count '9' char </span>
    0.<span style="color:#9900CC;">upto</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span>xstr.<span style="color:#9900CC;">size</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">-</span><span style="color:#006666;">1</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span> <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">do</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">|</span>n<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">|</span> 
      <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">if</span> xstr<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#91;</span>n<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#93;</span>.<span style="color:#9900CC;">chr</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span> == <span style="color:#996600;">'A'</span>
        r1<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">+</span>=<span style="color:#006666;">1</span> 
      <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">elsif</span> xstr<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#91;</span>n<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#93;</span>.<span style="color:#9900CC;">chr</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span> == <span style="color:#996600;">'9'</span>
        r2<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">+</span>=<span style="color:#006666;">1</span>
      <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">end</span>
    <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">end</span>
&nbsp;
    <span style="color:#008000; font-style:italic;">#Create an array from xstr using space to split</span>
    r3 <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">+</span>= xstr.<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">split</span>.<span style="color:#9900CC;">size</span>
&nbsp;
  <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">end</span>
&nbsp;
  <span style="color:#0000FF; font-weight:bold;">return</span> r1, r2, r3, xstr
<span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">end</span>
&nbsp;
<span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">def</span> arrays_test<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span>ntest, xstr<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
  r1 = r2 = r3 = r4 = r5 = <span style="color:#006666;">0</span>
  ntest.<span style="color:#9900CC;">times</span> <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">do</span> 
    <span style="color:#008000; font-style:italic;">#Clear ar then add 5000 times this element: &quot;I&quot;, &quot;am&quot;, &quot;great&quot;, null, &quot;or&quot;, &quot;number&quot;, 1</span>
    ar =  <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#91;</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#93;</span>
    5000.<span style="color:#9900CC;">times</span> <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">do</span>
      <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#91;</span><span style="color:#996600;">'I'</span>, <span style="color:#996600;">'am'</span>, <span style="color:#996600;">'great'</span>, <span style="color:#0000FF; font-weight:bold;">nil</span>, <span style="color:#996600;">'or'</span>, <span style="color:#996600;">'number'</span>, <span style="color:#006666;">1</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#93;</span>.<span style="color:#9900CC;">each</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#123;</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">|</span>a<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">|</span> ar <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&lt;&lt;</span> a<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#125;</span>
    <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">end</span>
&nbsp;
    <span style="color:#008000; font-style:italic;">#...then reverse elements to obtain this order: 1, &quot;number&quot;, &quot;or&quot;, null, &quot;great&quot;, &quot;am&quot;, &quot;I&quot;</span>
    ar.<span style="color:#9900CC;">reverse</span>!
&nbsp;
    <span style="color:#008000; font-style:italic;">#...then, count the element with value &quot;great&quot; using two separate cicle</span>
    <span style="color:#008000; font-style:italic;">#the first starting from 31 until 2955 (bounty inclused)</span>
    31.<span style="color:#9900CC;">upto</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span><span style="color:#006666;">2955</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span> <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">do</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">|</span>n<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">|</span>
      r1 <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">+</span>= <span style="color:#006666;">1</span> <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">if</span> ar<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#91;</span>n<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#93;</span> == <span style="color:#996600;">'great'</span>
    <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">end</span>
    <span style="color:#008000; font-style:italic;">#the second looping all the array elements</span>
    ar.<span style="color:#9900CC;">each</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#123;</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">|</span>n<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">|</span> r2<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">+</span>=<span style="color:#006666;">1</span> <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">if</span> n == <span style="color:#996600;">'great'</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#125;</span>
&nbsp;
    <span style="color:#008000; font-style:italic;">#Loop inside and build a temporary string with index and value, without put it into a variable and only for elements &lt;&gt; null</span>
    ar.<span style="color:#9900CC;">each_index</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#123;</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">|</span>i<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">|</span> ar<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#91;</span>i<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#93;</span> ? <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;#{i} #{ar[i]}&quot;</span> : r3<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">+</span>=<span style="color:#006666;">1</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#125;</span>
&nbsp;
    <span style="color:#008000; font-style:italic;">#delete null value elements and take its size</span>
    ar.<span style="color:#9900CC;">compact</span>!
    r4 <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">+</span>= ar.<span style="color:#9900CC;">size</span>
&nbsp;
    <span style="color:#008000; font-style:italic;">#then join elements with space and take its size</span>
    r5 <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">+</span>= ar.<span style="color:#9900CC;">join</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span><span style="color:#996600;">' '</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>.<span style="color:#9900CC;">size</span>
&nbsp;
  <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">end</span>
&nbsp;
  <span style="color:#0000FF; font-weight:bold;">return</span> r1, r2, r3, r4, r5
<span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">end</span>
&nbsp;
<span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">def</span> nums_test<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span>ntest<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
  r1 = r2 = <span style="color:#006666;">0</span>
&nbsp;
  ntest.<span style="color:#9900CC;">times</span> <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">do</span> 
    <span style="color:#008000; font-style:italic;">#Find all prime numbers from 8 to 95 step by 3 and sum all primes got, to check the result</span>
    <span style="color:#008000; font-style:italic;">#51.upto(307) do |n| </span>
    <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span>8..95<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>.<span style="color:#9900CC;">step</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span><span style="color:#006666;">3</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span> <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">do</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">|</span>n<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">|</span>
      primes<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span>n<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>.<span style="color:#9900CC;">each</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#123;</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">|</span>a<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">|</span> r1 <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">+</span>= a<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#125;</span>
    <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">end</span>
&nbsp;
    <span style="color:#008000; font-style:italic;">#Calculate factorial numbers start from 2 to 42</span>
    r2 = <span style="color:#006666;">0</span>
    <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">for</span> n <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">in</span> 2..42
      r2 <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">+</span>= fac<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span>n<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
    <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">end</span>
  <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">end</span>
&nbsp;
  <span style="color:#0000FF; font-weight:bold;">return</span> r1, r2
<span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">end</span>
&nbsp;
<span style="color:#008000; font-style:italic;">#Primes must return an array of prime numbers</span>
<span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">def</span> primes<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span>n<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
  ar = <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#91;</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#93;</span>
  <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">for</span> x <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">in</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span>2..<span style="color:#9900CC;">n</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
    prime = <span style="color:#0000FF; font-weight:bold;">true</span>
    <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">for</span> y <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">in</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span>2..<span style="color:#9900CC;">x</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">-</span><span style="color:#006666;">1</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
      <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">if</span> x<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">%</span>y == <span style="color:#006666;">0</span>
        prime = <span style="color:#0000FF; font-weight:bold;">false</span>
        <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">break</span>
      <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">end</span>
    <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">end</span>
    ar <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&lt;&lt;</span> x <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">if</span> prime
  <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">end</span>
  <span style="color:#0000FF; font-weight:bold;">return</span> ar
<span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">end</span>
&nbsp;
<span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">def</span> fac<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span>n<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span>1..<span style="color:#9900CC;">n</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>.<span style="color:#9900CC;">inject</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#123;</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">|</span>total, current<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">|</span> total <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">*</span> current<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#125;</span> <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">end</span>
&nbsp;
<span style="color:#008000; font-style:italic;"># ---  START  ---</span>
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;<span style="color:#000099;">\n</span>Warming up...&quot;</span>
t1=t2=t3=<span style="color:#006666;">0</span>
time = <span style="color:#CC00FF; font-weight:bold;">Time</span>.<span style="color:#9900CC;">now</span>
r1, r2, r3, xstr = strings_test<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span><span style="color:#006666;">5</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;Strings test - Elapsed %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">%</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span>p1=<span style="color:#CC00FF; font-weight:bold;">Time</span>.<span style="color:#9900CC;">now</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">-</span> time<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;Check1: #{r1}&quot;</span>
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;Check2: #{r2}&quot;</span>
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;Check3: #{r3}&quot;</span>
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;Check4: #{xstr.size}&quot;</span>
&nbsp;
time = <span style="color:#CC00FF; font-weight:bold;">Time</span>.<span style="color:#9900CC;">now</span>
r1, r2, r3, r4, r5 = arrays_test<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span><span style="color:#006666;">50</span>, xstr<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;Arrays test  - Elapsed %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">%</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span>p2=<span style="color:#CC00FF; font-weight:bold;">Time</span>.<span style="color:#9900CC;">now</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">-</span> time<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;Check1: #{r1}&quot;</span>
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;Check2: #{r2}&quot;</span>
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;Check3: #{r3}&quot;</span>
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;Check4: #{r4}&quot;</span>
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;Check5: #{r5}&quot;</span>
&nbsp;
time = <span style="color:#CC00FF; font-weight:bold;">Time</span>.<span style="color:#9900CC;">now</span>
r1, r2 = nums_test<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span><span style="color:#006666;">500</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;Numeric test - Elapsed %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">%</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span>p3=<span style="color:#CC00FF; font-weight:bold;">Time</span>.<span style="color:#9900CC;">now</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">-</span> time<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;Check1: #{r1}&quot;</span>
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;Check2: #{r2}&quot;</span>
&nbsp;
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;Ruby Partial elapsed time %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">%</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span>p1<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">+</span>p2<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">+</span>p3<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;<span style="color:#000099;">\n</span>1. Starting Ruby tests...&quot;</span>
&nbsp;
time = <span style="color:#CC00FF; font-weight:bold;">Time</span>.<span style="color:#9900CC;">now</span>
r1, r2, r3, xstr = strings_test<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span><span style="color:#006666;">5</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;Strings test - Elapsed %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">%</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span>p1=<span style="color:#CC00FF; font-weight:bold;">Time</span>.<span style="color:#9900CC;">now</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">-</span> time<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
time = <span style="color:#CC00FF; font-weight:bold;">Time</span>.<span style="color:#9900CC;">now</span>
r1, r2, r3, r4, r5 = arrays_test<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span><span style="color:#006666;">50</span>, xstr<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;Arrays test  - Elapsed %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">%</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span>p2=<span style="color:#CC00FF; font-weight:bold;">Time</span>.<span style="color:#9900CC;">now</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">-</span> time<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
time = <span style="color:#CC00FF; font-weight:bold;">Time</span>.<span style="color:#9900CC;">now</span>
r1, r2 = nums_test<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span><span style="color:#006666;">500</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;Numeric test - Elapsed %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">%</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span>p3=<span style="color:#CC00FF; font-weight:bold;">Time</span>.<span style="color:#9900CC;">now</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">-</span> time<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;Ruby Partial elapsed time %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">%</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span>p1<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">+</span>p2<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">+</span>p3<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
t1<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">+</span>=p1;t2<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">+</span>=p2;t3<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">+</span>=p3
&nbsp;
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;<span style="color:#000099;">\n</span>2. Starting Ruby tests...&quot;</span>
&nbsp;
time = <span style="color:#CC00FF; font-weight:bold;">Time</span>.<span style="color:#9900CC;">now</span>
r1, r2, r3, xstr = strings_test<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span><span style="color:#006666;">5</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;Strings test - Elapsed %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">%</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span>p1=<span style="color:#CC00FF; font-weight:bold;">Time</span>.<span style="color:#9900CC;">now</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">-</span> time<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
time = <span style="color:#CC00FF; font-weight:bold;">Time</span>.<span style="color:#9900CC;">now</span>
r1, r2, r3, r4, r5 = arrays_test<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span><span style="color:#006666;">50</span>, xstr<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;Arrays test  - Elapsed %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">%</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span>p2=<span style="color:#CC00FF; font-weight:bold;">Time</span>.<span style="color:#9900CC;">now</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">-</span> time<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
time = <span style="color:#CC00FF; font-weight:bold;">Time</span>.<span style="color:#9900CC;">now</span>
r1, r2 = nums_test<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span><span style="color:#006666;">500</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;Numeric test - Elapsed %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">%</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span>p3=<span style="color:#CC00FF; font-weight:bold;">Time</span>.<span style="color:#9900CC;">now</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">-</span> time<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;Ruby Partial elapsed time %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">%</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span>p1<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">+</span>p2<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">+</span>p3<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
t1<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">+</span>=p1;t2<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">+</span>=p2;t3<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">+</span>=p3
&nbsp;
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;<span style="color:#000099;">\n</span>3. Starting Ruby tests...&quot;</span>
&nbsp;
time = <span style="color:#CC00FF; font-weight:bold;">Time</span>.<span style="color:#9900CC;">now</span>
r1, r2, r3, xstr = strings_test<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span><span style="color:#006666;">5</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;Strings test - Elapsed %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">%</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span>p1=<span style="color:#CC00FF; font-weight:bold;">Time</span>.<span style="color:#9900CC;">now</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">-</span> time<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
time = <span style="color:#CC00FF; font-weight:bold;">Time</span>.<span style="color:#9900CC;">now</span>
r1, r2, r3, r4, r5 = arrays_test<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span><span style="color:#006666;">50</span>, xstr<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;Arrays test  - Elapsed %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">%</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span>p2=<span style="color:#CC00FF; font-weight:bold;">Time</span>.<span style="color:#9900CC;">now</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">-</span> time<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
time = <span style="color:#CC00FF; font-weight:bold;">Time</span>.<span style="color:#9900CC;">now</span>
r1, r2 = nums_test<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span><span style="color:#006666;">500</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;Numeric test - Elapsed %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">%</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span>p3=<span style="color:#CC00FF; font-weight:bold;">Time</span>.<span style="color:#9900CC;">now</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">-</span> time<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;Ruby Partial elapsed time %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">%</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span>p1<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">+</span>p2<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">+</span>p3<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
t1<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">+</span>=p1;t2<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">+</span>=p2;t3<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">+</span>=p3
&nbsp;
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;-------------------------------------&quot;</span>
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;Average Strings test - Elapsed %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">%</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span>t1<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">/</span><span style="color:#006666;">3</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;Average Arrays test  - Elapsed %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">%</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span>t2<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">/</span><span style="color:#006666;">3</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;Average Numeric test - Elapsed %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">%</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span>t3<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">/</span><span style="color:#006666;">3</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;<span style="color:#000099;">\n</span>Ruby Average elapsed time %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">%</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span>t1<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">/</span><span style="color:#006666;">3</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">+</span>t2<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">/</span><span style="color:#006666;">3</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">+</span>t3<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">/</span><span style="color:#006666;">3</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span></pre></div></div>

<p><strong>Ruby 1.9.1:</strong></p>

<div class="wp_syntax"><div class="code"><pre class="ruby" style="font-family:monospace;"><span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">def</span> strings_test<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span>ntest<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
  r1 = r2 = r3 = <span style="color:#006666;">0</span>
  xstr = <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;&quot;</span>
  ntest.<span style="color:#9900CC;">times</span> <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">do</span> 
    <span style="color:#008000; font-style:italic;">#Create a string, add 'abcde1234_' until getting a str size 1000</span>
    xstr = <span style="color:#996600;">'abcde1234_'</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">*</span> <span style="color:#006666;">10000</span>
&nbsp;
    <span style="color:#008000; font-style:italic;">#Make letters upcase </span>
    xstr.<span style="color:#9900CC;">upcase</span>!
&nbsp;
    <span style="color:#008000; font-style:italic;">#Change '1234_' with '67890 ' (space at last position)</span>
    <span style="color:#008000; font-style:italic;">#Now the repeated string should be 'ABCDE67890 '</span>
    xstr.<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">gsub!</span> <span style="color:#996600;">'1234_'</span>, <span style="color:#996600;">'67890 '</span>
&nbsp;
    <span style="color:#008000; font-style:italic;">#Cast numbers to string, from 29 up to size/2. Add it to xstr variable as well, ciclying for every number (not adding all numbers once)</span>
    29.<span style="color:#9900CC;">upto</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span>xstr.<span style="color:#9900CC;">size</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">/</span><span style="color:#006666;">2</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#123;</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">|</span>n<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">|</span> xstr <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&lt;&lt;</span> n.<span style="color:#9900CC;">to_s</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#125;</span>
&nbsp;
    <span style="color:#008000; font-style:italic;">#Check 1: Count 'A' char </span>
    <span style="color:#008000; font-style:italic;">#Check 2: Count '9' char </span>
    0.<span style="color:#9900CC;">upto</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span>xstr.<span style="color:#9900CC;">size</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">-</span><span style="color:#006666;">1</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span> <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">do</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">|</span>n<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">|</span> 
      <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">if</span> xstr<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#91;</span>n<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#93;</span> == <span style="color:#996600;">'A'</span>
        r1<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">+</span>=<span style="color:#006666;">1</span> 
      <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">elsif</span> xstr<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#91;</span>n<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#93;</span> == <span style="color:#996600;">'9'</span>
        r2<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">+</span>=<span style="color:#006666;">1</span>
      <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">end</span>
    <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">end</span>
&nbsp;
    <span style="color:#008000; font-style:italic;">#Create an array from xstr using space to split, its size is the third check</span>
    r3 <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">+</span>= xstr.<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">split</span>.<span style="color:#9900CC;">size</span>
&nbsp;
  <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">end</span>
&nbsp;
  <span style="color:#0000FF; font-weight:bold;">return</span> r1, r2, r3, xstr
<span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">end</span>
&nbsp;
<span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">def</span> arrays_test<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span>ntest, xstr<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
  r1 = r2 = r3 = r4 = r5 = <span style="color:#006666;">0</span>
  ntest.<span style="color:#9900CC;">times</span> <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">do</span> 
    <span style="color:#008000; font-style:italic;">#Clear ar then add 5000 times this element: &quot;I&quot;, &quot;am&quot;, &quot;great&quot;, null, &quot;or&quot;, &quot;number&quot;, 1</span>
    ar =  <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#91;</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#93;</span>
    5000.<span style="color:#9900CC;">times</span> <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">do</span>
      <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#91;</span><span style="color:#996600;">'I'</span>, <span style="color:#996600;">'am'</span>, <span style="color:#996600;">'great'</span>, <span style="color:#0000FF; font-weight:bold;">nil</span>, <span style="color:#996600;">'or'</span>, <span style="color:#996600;">'number'</span>, <span style="color:#006666;">1</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#93;</span>.<span style="color:#9900CC;">each</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#123;</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">|</span>a<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">|</span> ar <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&lt;&lt;</span> a<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#125;</span>
    <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">end</span>
&nbsp;
    <span style="color:#008000; font-style:italic;">#...then reverse elements to obtain this order: 1, &quot;number&quot;, &quot;or&quot;, null, &quot;great&quot;, &quot;am&quot;, &quot;I&quot;</span>
    ar.<span style="color:#9900CC;">reverse</span>!
&nbsp;
    <span style="color:#008000; font-style:italic;">#...then, count the element with value &quot;great&quot; using two separate cicle</span>
    <span style="color:#008000; font-style:italic;">#the first starting from 31 until 2955 (bounty inclused)</span>
    31.<span style="color:#9900CC;">upto</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span><span style="color:#006666;">2955</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span> <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">do</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">|</span>n<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">|</span>
      r1 <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">+</span>= <span style="color:#006666;">1</span> <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">if</span> ar<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#91;</span>n<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#93;</span> == <span style="color:#996600;">'great'</span>
    <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">end</span>
    <span style="color:#008000; font-style:italic;">#the second looping all the array elements</span>
    ar.<span style="color:#9900CC;">each</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#123;</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">|</span>n<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">|</span> r2<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">+</span>=<span style="color:#006666;">1</span> <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">if</span> n == <span style="color:#996600;">'great'</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#125;</span>
&nbsp;
    <span style="color:#008000; font-style:italic;">#Loop inside and build a temporary string with index and value, without put it into a variable and only for elements &lt;&gt; null</span>
    ar.<span style="color:#9900CC;">each_index</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#123;</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">|</span>i<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">|</span> ar<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#91;</span>i<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#93;</span> ? <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;#{i} #{ar[i]}&quot;</span> : r3<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">+</span>=<span style="color:#006666;">1</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#125;</span>
&nbsp;
    <span style="color:#008000; font-style:italic;">#delete null value elements and take its size</span>
    ar.<span style="color:#9900CC;">compact</span>!
    r4 <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">+</span>= ar.<span style="color:#9900CC;">size</span>
&nbsp;
    <span style="color:#008000; font-style:italic;">#then join elements with space and take its size</span>
    r5 <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">+</span>= ar.<span style="color:#9900CC;">join</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span><span style="color:#996600;">' '</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>.<span style="color:#9900CC;">size</span>
&nbsp;
  <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">end</span>
&nbsp;
  <span style="color:#0000FF; font-weight:bold;">return</span> r1, r2, r3, r4, r5
<span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">end</span>
&nbsp;
<span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">def</span> nums_test<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span>ntest<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
  r1 = r2 = <span style="color:#006666;">0</span>
&nbsp;
  ntest.<span style="color:#9900CC;">times</span> <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">do</span> 
    <span style="color:#008000; font-style:italic;">#Find all prime numbers from 8 to 95 step by 3 (bounds included) and sum all primes got, to check the result</span>
    <span style="color:#008000; font-style:italic;">#51.upto(307) do |n| </span>
    <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span>8..95<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>.<span style="color:#9900CC;">step</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span><span style="color:#006666;">3</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span> <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">do</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">|</span>n<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">|</span>
      primes<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span>n<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>.<span style="color:#9900CC;">each</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#123;</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">|</span>a<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">|</span> r1 <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">+</span>= a<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#125;</span>
    <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">end</span>
&nbsp;
    <span style="color:#008000; font-style:italic;">#Calculate factorial numbers start from 2 to 42</span>
    r2 = <span style="color:#006666;">0</span>
    <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">for</span> n <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">in</span> 2..42
      r2 <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">+</span>= fac<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span>n<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
    <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">end</span>
  <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">end</span>
&nbsp;
  <span style="color:#0000FF; font-weight:bold;">return</span> r1, r2
<span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">end</span>
&nbsp;
<span style="color:#008000; font-style:italic;">#Primes must return an array of prime numbers</span>
<span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">def</span> primes<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span>n<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
  ar = <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#91;</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#93;</span>
  <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">for</span> x <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">in</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span>2..<span style="color:#9900CC;">n</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
    prime = <span style="color:#0000FF; font-weight:bold;">true</span>
    <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">for</span> y <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">in</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span>2..<span style="color:#9900CC;">x</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">-</span><span style="color:#006666;">1</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
      <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">if</span> x<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">%</span>y == <span style="color:#006666;">0</span>
        prime = <span style="color:#0000FF; font-weight:bold;">false</span>
        <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">break</span>
      <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">end</span>
    <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">end</span>
    ar <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&lt;&lt;</span> x <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">if</span> prime
  <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">end</span>
  <span style="color:#0000FF; font-weight:bold;">return</span> ar
<span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">end</span>
&nbsp;
<span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">def</span> fac<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span>n<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span>1..<span style="color:#9900CC;">n</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>.<span style="color:#9900CC;">inject</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#123;</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">|</span>total, current<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">|</span> total <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">*</span> current<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#125;</span> <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">end</span>
&nbsp;
<span style="color:#008000; font-style:italic;"># ---  START  ---</span>
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;<span style="color:#000099;">\n</span>Warming up...&quot;</span>
t1=t2=t3=<span style="color:#006666;">0</span>
time = <span style="color:#CC00FF; font-weight:bold;">Time</span>.<span style="color:#9900CC;">now</span>
r1, r2, r3, xstr = strings_test<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span><span style="color:#006666;">5</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;Strings test - Elapsed %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">%</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span>p1=<span style="color:#CC00FF; font-weight:bold;">Time</span>.<span style="color:#9900CC;">now</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">-</span> time<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;Check1: #{r1}&quot;</span>
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;Check2: #{r2}&quot;</span>
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;Check3: #{r3}&quot;</span>
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;Check4: #{xstr.size}&quot;</span>
&nbsp;
time = <span style="color:#CC00FF; font-weight:bold;">Time</span>.<span style="color:#9900CC;">now</span>
r1, r2, r3, r4, r5 = arrays_test<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span><span style="color:#006666;">50</span>, xstr<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;Arrays test  - Elapsed %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">%</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span>p2=<span style="color:#CC00FF; font-weight:bold;">Time</span>.<span style="color:#9900CC;">now</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">-</span> time<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;Check1: #{r1}&quot;</span>
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;Check2: #{r2}&quot;</span>
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;Check3: #{r3}&quot;</span>
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;Check4: #{r4}&quot;</span>
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;Check5: #{r5}&quot;</span>
&nbsp;
time = <span style="color:#CC00FF; font-weight:bold;">Time</span>.<span style="color:#9900CC;">now</span>
r1, r2 = nums_test<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span><span style="color:#006666;">500</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;Numeric test - Elapsed %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">%</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span>p3=<span style="color:#CC00FF; font-weight:bold;">Time</span>.<span style="color:#9900CC;">now</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">-</span> time<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;Check1: #{r1}&quot;</span>
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;Check2: #{r2}&quot;</span>
&nbsp;
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;Ruby Partial elapsed time %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">%</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span>p1<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">+</span>p2<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">+</span>p3<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;<span style="color:#000099;">\n</span>1. Starting Ruby tests...&quot;</span>
&nbsp;
time = <span style="color:#CC00FF; font-weight:bold;">Time</span>.<span style="color:#9900CC;">now</span>
r1, r2, r3, xstr = strings_test<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span><span style="color:#006666;">5</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;Strings test - Elapsed %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">%</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span>p1=<span style="color:#CC00FF; font-weight:bold;">Time</span>.<span style="color:#9900CC;">now</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">-</span> time<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
time = <span style="color:#CC00FF; font-weight:bold;">Time</span>.<span style="color:#9900CC;">now</span>
r1, r2, r3, r4, r5 = arrays_test<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span><span style="color:#006666;">50</span>, xstr<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;Arrays test  - Elapsed %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">%</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span>p2=<span style="color:#CC00FF; font-weight:bold;">Time</span>.<span style="color:#9900CC;">now</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">-</span> time<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
time = <span style="color:#CC00FF; font-weight:bold;">Time</span>.<span style="color:#9900CC;">now</span>
r1, r2 = nums_test<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span><span style="color:#006666;">500</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;Numeric test - Elapsed %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">%</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span>p3=<span style="color:#CC00FF; font-weight:bold;">Time</span>.<span style="color:#9900CC;">now</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">-</span> time<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;Ruby Partial elapsed time %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">%</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span>p1<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">+</span>p2<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">+</span>p3<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
t1<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">+</span>=p1;t2<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">+</span>=p2;t3<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">+</span>=p3
&nbsp;
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;<span style="color:#000099;">\n</span>2. Starting Ruby tests...&quot;</span>
&nbsp;
time = <span style="color:#CC00FF; font-weight:bold;">Time</span>.<span style="color:#9900CC;">now</span>
r1, r2, r3, xstr = strings_test<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span><span style="color:#006666;">5</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;Strings test - Elapsed %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">%</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span>p1=<span style="color:#CC00FF; font-weight:bold;">Time</span>.<span style="color:#9900CC;">now</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">-</span> time<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
time = <span style="color:#CC00FF; font-weight:bold;">Time</span>.<span style="color:#9900CC;">now</span>
r1, r2, r3, r4, r5 = arrays_test<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span><span style="color:#006666;">50</span>, xstr<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;Arrays test  - Elapsed %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">%</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span>p2=<span style="color:#CC00FF; font-weight:bold;">Time</span>.<span style="color:#9900CC;">now</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">-</span> time<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
time = <span style="color:#CC00FF; font-weight:bold;">Time</span>.<span style="color:#9900CC;">now</span>
r1, r2 = nums_test<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span><span style="color:#006666;">500</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;Numeric test - Elapsed %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">%</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span>p3=<span style="color:#CC00FF; font-weight:bold;">Time</span>.<span style="color:#9900CC;">now</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">-</span> time<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;Ruby Partial elapsed time %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">%</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span>p1<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">+</span>p2<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">+</span>p3<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
t1<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">+</span>=p1;t2<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">+</span>=p2;t3<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">+</span>=p3
&nbsp;
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;<span style="color:#000099;">\n</span>3. Starting Ruby tests...&quot;</span>
&nbsp;
time = <span style="color:#CC00FF; font-weight:bold;">Time</span>.<span style="color:#9900CC;">now</span>
r1, r2, r3, xstr = strings_test<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span><span style="color:#006666;">5</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;Strings test - Elapsed %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">%</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span>p1=<span style="color:#CC00FF; font-weight:bold;">Time</span>.<span style="color:#9900CC;">now</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">-</span> time<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
time = <span style="color:#CC00FF; font-weight:bold;">Time</span>.<span style="color:#9900CC;">now</span>
r1, r2, r3, r4, r5 = arrays_test<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span><span style="color:#006666;">50</span>, xstr<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;Arrays test  - Elapsed %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">%</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span>p2=<span style="color:#CC00FF; font-weight:bold;">Time</span>.<span style="color:#9900CC;">now</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">-</span> time<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
time = <span style="color:#CC00FF; font-weight:bold;">Time</span>.<span style="color:#9900CC;">now</span>
r1, r2 = nums_test<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span><span style="color:#006666;">500</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;Numeric test - Elapsed %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">%</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span>p3=<span style="color:#CC00FF; font-weight:bold;">Time</span>.<span style="color:#9900CC;">now</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">-</span> time<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;Ruby Partial elapsed time %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">%</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span>p1<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">+</span>p2<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">+</span>p3<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
t1<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">+</span>=p1;t2<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">+</span>=p2;t3<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">+</span>=p3
&nbsp;
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;-------------------------------------&quot;</span>
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;Average Strings test - Elapsed %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">%</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span>t1<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">/</span><span style="color:#006666;">3</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;Average Arrays test  - Elapsed %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">%</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span>t2<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">/</span><span style="color:#006666;">3</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;Average Numeric test - Elapsed %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">%</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span>t3<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">/</span><span style="color:#006666;">3</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;<span style="color:#000099;">\n</span>Ruby Average elapsed time %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">%</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span>t1<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">/</span><span style="color:#006666;">3</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">+</span>t2<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">/</span><span style="color:#006666;">3</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">+</span>t3<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">/</span><span style="color:#006666;">3</span><span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span></pre></div></div>

<p><strong>Python 2.6:</strong></p>

<div class="wp_syntax"><div class="code"><pre class="python" style="font-family:monospace;"><span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">from</span> <span style="color: #dc143c;">time</span> <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">import</span> <span style="color: #dc143c;">time</span>
<span style="color: #808080; font-style: italic;">#import psyco</span>
<span style="color: #808080; font-style: italic;">#psyco.full()</span>
<span style="color: #808080; font-style: italic;">#psyco.full(memory=100)</span>
<span style="color: #808080; font-style: italic;">#psyco.profile(0.05, memory=100)</span>
<span style="color: #808080; font-style: italic;">#psyco.profile(0.2)</span>
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<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">def</span> strings_test<span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>ntest<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>:
  r1 = r2 = r3 = <span style="color: #ff4500;">0</span>
  xstr = <span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;&quot;</span>
  <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">for</span> x <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">in</span> <span style="color: #008000;">xrange</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>ntest<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>:
    <span style="color: #808080; font-style: italic;">#Create a string, add 'abcde1234_' until getting a xstr size 1000</span>
    xstr = <span style="color: #483d8b;">'abcde1234_'</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">*</span> <span style="color: #ff4500;">10000</span>
&nbsp;
    <span style="color: #808080; font-style: italic;">#Make letters upcase </span>
    xstr = xstr.<span style="color: black;">upper</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
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    <span style="color: #808080; font-style: italic;">#Change '1234_' with '67890 ' (space at last position)</span>
    <span style="color: #808080; font-style: italic;">#Now the repeated string should be 'ABCDE67890 '</span>
    xstr = xstr.<span style="color: black;">replace</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #483d8b;">'1234_'</span>, <span style="color: #483d8b;">'67890 '</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
    <span style="color: #808080; font-style: italic;">#Cast numbers to string, from 29 up to size/2. Add it to xstr variable as well, ciclying for every number (not adding all numbers once)</span>
    <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">for</span> y <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">in</span> <span style="color: #008000;">xrange</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #ff4500;">29</span>,<span style="color: #008000;">int</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #008000;">len</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>xstr<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>/<span style="color: #ff4500;">2</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span> + <span style="color: #ff4500;">1</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>:
        xstr += <span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;%s&quot;</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span>y
&nbsp;
    <span style="color: #808080; font-style: italic;">#Result 1: Count 'A' char </span>
    <span style="color: #808080; font-style: italic;">#Result 2: Count '9' char </span>
    <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">for</span> y <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">in</span> <span style="color: #008000;">xrange</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #ff4500;">0</span>, <span style="color: #008000;">len</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>xstr<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>:
      <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">if</span> xstr<span style="color: black;">&#91;</span>y<span style="color: black;">&#93;</span> == <span style="color: #483d8b;">'A'</span>:
        r1+=<span style="color: #ff4500;">1</span> 
      <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">elif</span> xstr<span style="color: black;">&#91;</span>y<span style="color: black;">&#93;</span> == <span style="color: #483d8b;">'9'</span>:
        r2+=<span style="color: #ff4500;">1</span>
&nbsp;
    <span style="color: #808080; font-style: italic;">#Create an array from xstr using space to split</span>
    r3 += <span style="color: #008000;">len</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>xstr.<span style="color: black;">split</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
&nbsp;
  <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">return</span> r1, r2, r3, xstr
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<span style="color: #808080; font-style: italic;">#Slower than other version</span>
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">def</span> multiremove<span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>ar, what<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>:
  i = <span style="color: #ff4500;">0</span>
  <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">for</span> el <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">in</span> ar:
    <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">if</span> el == what:
      <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">del</span> ar<span style="color: black;">&#91;</span>i<span style="color: black;">&#93;</span>
    i+=<span style="color: #ff4500;">1</span>
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<span style="color: #808080; font-style: italic;">#Ugly but a bit faster</span>
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">def</span> multiremove2<span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>ar, what<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>:
  todel = <span style="color: black;">&#91;</span><span style="color: black;">&#93;</span> 
  <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">for</span> y <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">in</span> <span style="color: #008000;">xrange</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #ff4500;">0</span>,<span style="color: #008000;">len</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>ar<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>:
    <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">if</span> ar<span style="color: black;">&#91;</span>y<span style="color: black;">&#93;</span> == what:
       todel.<span style="color: black;">append</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>y<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
  todel.<span style="color: black;">reverse</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
  <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">for</span> y <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">in</span> todel:
     ar.<span style="color: black;">pop</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>y<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
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<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">def</span> arrays_test<span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>ntest, xstr<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>:
  r1 = r2 = r3 = r4 = r5 = <span style="color: #ff4500;">0</span>
  <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">for</span> x <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">in</span> <span style="color: #008000;">xrange</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>ntest<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>:
    <span style="color: #808080; font-style: italic;">#Clear ar then add 5000 times this element: &quot;I&quot;, &quot;am&quot;, &quot;great&quot;, null, &quot;or&quot;, &quot;number&quot;, 1</span>
    ar = <span style="color: black;">&#91;</span><span style="color: black;">&#93;</span>
    <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">for</span> y <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">in</span> <span style="color: #008000;">xrange</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #ff4500;">0</span>, <span style="color: #ff4500;">5000</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>:
      ar.<span style="color: black;">extend</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: black;">&#91;</span><span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;I&quot;</span>, <span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;am&quot;</span>, <span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;great&quot;</span>, <span style="color: #008000;">None</span>, <span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;or&quot;</span>, <span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;number&quot;</span>, <span style="color: #ff4500;">1</span><span style="color: black;">&#93;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
    <span style="color: #808080; font-style: italic;">#...then reverse elements to obtain this order: 1, &quot;number&quot;, &quot;or&quot;, null, &quot;great&quot;, &quot;am&quot;, &quot;I&quot;</span>
    ar.<span style="color: black;">reverse</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
    <span style="color: #808080; font-style: italic;">#...then, count the element with value &quot;great&quot; using two separate cicle</span>
    <span style="color: #808080; font-style: italic;">#the first starting from 31 until 2955 (bounty included)</span>
    <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">for</span> y <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">in</span> <span style="color: #008000;">xrange</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #ff4500;">31</span>,<span style="color: #ff4500;">2955</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>:
      <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">if</span> ar<span style="color: black;">&#91;</span>y<span style="color: black;">&#93;</span> == <span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;great&quot;</span>: r1 +=<span style="color: #ff4500;">1</span>
&nbsp;
    <span style="color: #808080; font-style: italic;">#the second looping all the array elements</span>
    <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">for</span> y <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">in</span> <span style="color: #008000;">xrange</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #ff4500;">0</span>, <span style="color: #008000;">len</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>ar<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>:
      <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">if</span> ar<span style="color: black;">&#91;</span>y<span style="color: black;">&#93;</span> == <span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;great&quot;</span>: r2+=<span style="color: #ff4500;">1</span>
&nbsp;
    <span style="color: #808080; font-style: italic;">#Loop inside and build a temporary string with index and value, without put it into a variable and only for elements &lt;&gt; null</span>
    <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">for</span> y <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">in</span> <span style="color: #008000;">xrange</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #ff4500;">0</span>, <span style="color: #008000;">len</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>ar<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>:
      <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">if</span> ar<span style="color: black;">&#91;</span>y<span style="color: black;">&#93;</span>:
        <span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;%s %s&quot;</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>y, ar<span style="color: black;">&#91;</span>y<span style="color: black;">&#93;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
      <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">else</span>:
        r3+=<span style="color: #ff4500;">1</span>
&nbsp;
    <span style="color: #808080; font-style: italic;">#delete null value elements and take its size</span>
    multiremove2<span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>ar, <span style="color: #008000;">None</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
    r4 += <span style="color: #008000;">len</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>ar<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
    <span style="color: #808080; font-style: italic;">#then join elements with space and take its size</span>
    r5 += <span style="color: #008000;">len</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot; &quot;</span>.<span style="color: black;">join</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #008000;">str</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>n<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span> <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">for</span> n <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">in</span> ar<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
  <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">return</span> r1, r2, r3, r4, r5
&nbsp;
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">def</span> nums_test<span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>ntest<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>:
  r1 = r2 = <span style="color: #ff4500;">0</span>
  <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">for</span> x <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">in</span> <span style="color: #008000;">xrange</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>ntest<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>:
    <span style="color: #808080; font-style: italic;">#Find all prime numbers from 8 to 95 step by 3 (bounds included) and sum all primes got, to check the result</span>
    <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">for</span> n <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">in</span> <span style="color: #008000;">xrange</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #ff4500;">8</span>, <span style="color: #ff4500;">96</span>, <span style="color: #ff4500;">3</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>:
      <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">for</span> prime <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">in</span> primes<span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>n<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>:
        r1 += prime
    fac = <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">lambda</span> n:<span style="color: black;">&#91;</span><span style="color: #ff4500;">1</span>,<span style="color: #ff4500;">0</span><span style="color: black;">&#93;</span><span style="color: black;">&#91;</span>n<span style="color: #66cc66;">&gt;</span><span style="color: #ff4500;">0</span><span style="color: black;">&#93;</span> <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">or</span> fac<span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>n-<span style="color: #ff4500;">1</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span><span style="color: #66cc66;">*</span>n
    <span style="color: #808080; font-style: italic;">#Calculate factorial numbers start from 2 to 42 (bounds included)</span>
    r2 = <span style="color: #ff4500;">0</span>
    <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">for</span> n <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">in</span> <span style="color: #008000;">xrange</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #ff4500;">2</span>, <span style="color: #ff4500;">43</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>:
      r2 += fac<span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>n<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
  <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">return</span> r1, r2
&nbsp;
<span style="color: #808080; font-style: italic;">#Primes must return an array of prime numbers</span>
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">def</span> primes<span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>n<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>:
  ar = <span style="color: black;">&#91;</span><span style="color: black;">&#93;</span>
  <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">for</span> x <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">in</span> <span style="color: #008000;">xrange</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #ff4500;">2</span>, n+<span style="color: #ff4500;">1</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>:
    prime = <span style="color: #008000;">True</span>
    <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">for</span> y <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">in</span> <span style="color: #008000;">xrange</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #ff4500;">2</span>, x<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>:
      <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">if</span> x<span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span>y == <span style="color: #ff4500;">0</span>:
        prime = <span style="color: #008000;">False</span>
        <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">break</span>
    <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">if</span> prime:
      ar.<span style="color: black;">append</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>x<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
  <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">return</span> ar
&nbsp;
<span style="color: #808080; font-style: italic;"># ---  START  ---</span>
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span> <span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;<span style="color: #000099; font-weight: bold;">\n</span>Warming up...&quot;</span>
t1=t2=t3=<span style="color: #ff4500;">0</span>
stime = <span style="color: #dc143c;">time</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
r1, r2, r3, xstr = strings_test<span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #ff4500;">5</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
p1=<span style="color: #dc143c;">time</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span> - stime
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span> <span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;Strings test - Elapsed %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span> <span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>p1<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span> <span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;Check1: %s&quot;</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span>r1
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span> <span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;Check2: %s&quot;</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span>r2
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span> <span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;Check3: %s&quot;</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span>r3
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span> <span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;Check4: %d&quot;</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #008000;">len</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>xstr<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
stime = <span style="color: #dc143c;">time</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
r1, r2, r3, r4, r5 = arrays_test<span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #ff4500;">50</span>, xstr<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
p2=<span style="color: #dc143c;">time</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span> - stime
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span>  <span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;Arrays test - Elapsed %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span> <span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>p2<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span> <span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;Check1: %s&quot;</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span>r1
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span> <span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;Check2: %s&quot;</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span>r2
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span> <span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;Check3: %s&quot;</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span>r3
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span> <span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;Check4: %s&quot;</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span>r4
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span> <span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;Check5: %s&quot;</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span>r5
&nbsp;
stime = <span style="color: #dc143c;">time</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
r1, r2 = nums_test<span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #ff4500;">500</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
p3=<span style="color: #dc143c;">time</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span> - stime
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span> <span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;Numeric test  - Elapsed %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span> <span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>p3<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span> <span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;Check1: %s&quot;</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span>r1
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span> <span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;Check2: %s&quot;</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span>r2
&nbsp;
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span>  <span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;Python Partial elapsed time %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span> <span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>p1+p2+p3<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span> <span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;<span style="color: #000099; font-weight: bold;">\n</span>1. Starting Python tests...&quot;</span>
&nbsp;
stime = <span style="color: #dc143c;">time</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
r1, r2, r3, xstr = strings_test<span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #ff4500;">5</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
p1=<span style="color: #dc143c;">time</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span> - stime
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span> <span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;Strings test - Elapsed %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span> <span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>p1<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
stime = <span style="color: #dc143c;">time</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
r1, r2, r3, r4, r5 = arrays_test<span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #ff4500;">50</span>, xstr<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
p2=<span style="color: #dc143c;">time</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span> - stime
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span>  <span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;Arrays test  - Elapsed %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span> <span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>p2<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
stime = <span style="color: #dc143c;">time</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
r1, r2 = nums_test<span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #ff4500;">500</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
p3=<span style="color: #dc143c;">time</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span> - stime
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span> <span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;Numeric test - Elapsed %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span> <span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>p3<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span>  <span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;Python Partial elapsed time %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span> <span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>p1+p2+p3<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
t1+=p1<span style="color: #66cc66;">;</span>t2+=p2<span style="color: #66cc66;">;</span>t3+=p3
&nbsp;
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span> <span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;<span style="color: #000099; font-weight: bold;">\n</span>2. Starting Python tests...&quot;</span>
&nbsp;
stime = <span style="color: #dc143c;">time</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
r1, r2, r3, xstr = strings_test<span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #ff4500;">5</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
p1=<span style="color: #dc143c;">time</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span> - stime
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span> <span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;Strings test - Elapsed %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span> <span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>p1<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
stime = <span style="color: #dc143c;">time</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
r1, r2, r3, r4, r5 = arrays_test<span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #ff4500;">50</span>, xstr<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
p2=<span style="color: #dc143c;">time</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span> - stime
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span>  <span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;Arrays test  - Elapsed %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span> <span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>p2<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
stime = <span style="color: #dc143c;">time</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
r1, r2 = nums_test<span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #ff4500;">500</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
p3=<span style="color: #dc143c;">time</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span> - stime
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span> <span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;Numeric test - Elapsed %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span> <span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>p3<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span>  <span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;Python Partial elapsed time %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span> <span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>p1+p2+p3<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
t1+=p1<span style="color: #66cc66;">;</span>t2+=p2<span style="color: #66cc66;">;</span>t3+=p3
&nbsp;
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span> <span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;<span style="color: #000099; font-weight: bold;">\n</span>3. Starting Python tests...&quot;</span>
&nbsp;
stime = <span style="color: #dc143c;">time</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
r1, r2, r3, xstr = strings_test<span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #ff4500;">5</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
p1=<span style="color: #dc143c;">time</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span> - stime
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span> <span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;Strings test - Elapsed %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span> <span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>p1<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
stime = <span style="color: #dc143c;">time</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
r1, r2, r3, r4, r5 = arrays_test<span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #ff4500;">50</span>, xstr<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
p2=<span style="color: #dc143c;">time</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span> - stime
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span>  <span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;Arrays test  - Elapsed %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span> <span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>p2<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
stime = <span style="color: #dc143c;">time</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
r1, r2 = nums_test<span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #ff4500;">500</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
p3=<span style="color: #dc143c;">time</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span> - stime
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span> <span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;Numeric test - Elapsed %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span> <span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>p3<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span>  <span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;Python Partial elapsed time %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span> <span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>p1+p2+p3<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
t1+=p1<span style="color: #66cc66;">;</span>t2+=p2<span style="color: #66cc66;">;</span>t3+=p3
&nbsp;
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span> <span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;-------------------------------------&quot;</span>
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span> <span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;Average Strings test - Elapsed %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span> <span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>t1/<span style="color: #ff4500;">3</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span> <span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;Average Arrays test  - Elapsed %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span> <span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>t2/<span style="color: #ff4500;">3</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span> <span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;Average Numeric test - Elapsed %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span> <span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>t3/<span style="color: #ff4500;">3</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span> <span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;Python Average elapsed time %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span> <span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>t1/<span style="color: #ff4500;">3</span>+t2/<span style="color: #ff4500;">3</span>+t3/<span style="color: #ff4500;">3</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span></pre></div></div>

<p><strong>Python 3.1:</strong></p>

<div class="wp_syntax"><div class="code"><pre class="python" style="font-family:monospace;"><span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">from</span> <span style="color: #dc143c;">time</span> <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">import</span> <span style="color: #dc143c;">time</span>
<span style="color: #808080; font-style: italic;">#import psyco</span>
<span style="color: #808080; font-style: italic;">#psyco.full()</span>
<span style="color: #808080; font-style: italic;">#psyco.full(memory=100)</span>
<span style="color: #808080; font-style: italic;">#psyco.profile(0.05, memory=100)</span>
<span style="color: #808080; font-style: italic;">#psyco.profile(0.2)</span>
&nbsp;
&nbsp;
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">def</span> strings_test<span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>ntest<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>:
  r1 = r2 = r3 = <span style="color: #ff4500;">0</span>
  xstr = <span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;&quot;</span>
  <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">for</span> x <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">in</span> <span style="color: #008000;">range</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>ntest<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>:
    <span style="color: #808080; font-style: italic;">#Create a string, add 'abcde1234_' until getting a xstr size 1000</span>
    xstr = <span style="color: #483d8b;">'abcde1234_'</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">*</span> <span style="color: #ff4500;">10000</span>
&nbsp;
    <span style="color: #808080; font-style: italic;">#Make letters upcase </span>
    xstr = xstr.<span style="color: black;">upper</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
    <span style="color: #808080; font-style: italic;">#Change '1234_' with '67890 ' (space at last position)</span>
    <span style="color: #808080; font-style: italic;">#Now the repeated string should be 'ABCDE67890 '</span>
    xstr = xstr.<span style="color: black;">replace</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #483d8b;">'1234_'</span>, <span style="color: #483d8b;">'67890 '</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
    <span style="color: #808080; font-style: italic;">#Cast numbers from 29 upto 1028 to string and add it to xstr variable, ciclying for every number (not add all numbers one time)</span>
    <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">for</span> y <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">in</span> <span style="color: #008000;">range</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #ff4500;">29</span>,<span style="color: #008000;">int</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #008000;">len</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>xstr<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>/<span style="color: #ff4500;">2</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span> + <span style="color: #ff4500;">1</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>:
        xstr += <span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;%s&quot;</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span>y
&nbsp;
    <span style="color: #808080; font-style: italic;">#Result 1: Count 'A' char </span>
    <span style="color: #808080; font-style: italic;">#Result 2: Count '9' char </span>
    <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">for</span> y <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">in</span> <span style="color: #008000;">range</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #ff4500;">0</span>, <span style="color: #008000;">len</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>xstr<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>:
      <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">if</span> xstr<span style="color: black;">&#91;</span>y<span style="color: black;">&#93;</span> == <span style="color: #483d8b;">'A'</span>:
        r1+=<span style="color: #ff4500;">1</span> 
      <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">elif</span> xstr<span style="color: black;">&#91;</span>y<span style="color: black;">&#93;</span> == <span style="color: #483d8b;">'9'</span>:
        r2+=<span style="color: #ff4500;">1</span>
&nbsp;
    <span style="color: #808080; font-style: italic;">#Create an array from xstr using space to split</span>
    r3 += <span style="color: #008000;">len</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>xstr.<span style="color: black;">split</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
&nbsp;
  <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">return</span> r1, r2, r3, xstr
&nbsp;
<span style="color: #808080; font-style: italic;">#Slower than other version</span>
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">def</span> multiremove<span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>ar, what<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>:
  i = <span style="color: #ff4500;">0</span>
  <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">for</span> el <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">in</span> ar:
    <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">if</span> el == what:
      <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">del</span> ar<span style="color: black;">&#91;</span>i<span style="color: black;">&#93;</span>
    i+=<span style="color: #ff4500;">1</span>
&nbsp;
<span style="color: #808080; font-style: italic;">#Ugly but a bit faster</span>
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">def</span> multiremove2<span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>ar, what<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>:
  todel = <span style="color: black;">&#91;</span><span style="color: black;">&#93;</span> 
  <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">for</span> y <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">in</span> <span style="color: #008000;">range</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #ff4500;">0</span>,<span style="color: #008000;">len</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>ar<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>:
    <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">if</span> ar<span style="color: black;">&#91;</span>y<span style="color: black;">&#93;</span> == what:
       todel.<span style="color: black;">append</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>y<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
  todel.<span style="color: black;">reverse</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
  <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">for</span> y <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">in</span> todel:
     ar.<span style="color: black;">pop</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>y<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">def</span> arrays_test<span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>ntest, xstr<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>:
  r1 = r2 = r3 = r4 = r5 = <span style="color: #ff4500;">0</span>
  <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">for</span> x <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">in</span> <span style="color: #008000;">range</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>ntest<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>:
    <span style="color: #808080; font-style: italic;">#Clear ar then add 5000 times this element: &quot;I&quot;, &quot;am&quot;, &quot;great&quot;, null, &quot;or&quot;, &quot;number&quot;, 1</span>
    ar = <span style="color: black;">&#91;</span><span style="color: black;">&#93;</span>
    <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">for</span> y <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">in</span> <span style="color: #008000;">range</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #ff4500;">0</span>, <span style="color: #ff4500;">5000</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>:
      ar.<span style="color: black;">extend</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: black;">&#91;</span><span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;I&quot;</span>, <span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;am&quot;</span>, <span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;great&quot;</span>, <span style="color: #008000;">None</span>, <span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;or&quot;</span>, <span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;number&quot;</span>, <span style="color: #ff4500;">1</span><span style="color: black;">&#93;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
    <span style="color: #808080; font-style: italic;">#...then reverse elements to obtain this order: 1, &quot;number&quot;, &quot;or&quot;, null, &quot;great&quot;, &quot;am&quot;, &quot;I&quot;</span>
    ar.<span style="color: black;">reverse</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
    <span style="color: #808080; font-style: italic;">#...then, count the element with value &quot;great&quot; using two separate cicle</span>
    <span style="color: #808080; font-style: italic;">#the first starting from 31 until 2955 (bounty included)</span>
    <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">for</span> y <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">in</span> <span style="color: #008000;">range</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #ff4500;">31</span>,<span style="color: #ff4500;">2955</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>:
      <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">if</span> ar<span style="color: black;">&#91;</span>y<span style="color: black;">&#93;</span> == <span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;great&quot;</span>: r1 +=<span style="color: #ff4500;">1</span>
&nbsp;
    <span style="color: #808080; font-style: italic;">#the second looping all the array elements</span>
    <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">for</span> y <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">in</span> <span style="color: #008000;">range</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #ff4500;">0</span>, <span style="color: #008000;">len</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>ar<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>:
      <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">if</span> ar<span style="color: black;">&#91;</span>y<span style="color: black;">&#93;</span> == <span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;great&quot;</span>: r2+=<span style="color: #ff4500;">1</span>
&nbsp;
    <span style="color: #808080; font-style: italic;">#Loop inside and build a temporary string with index and value, without put it into a variable and only for elements &lt;&gt; null</span>
    <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">for</span> y <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">in</span> <span style="color: #008000;">range</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #ff4500;">0</span>, <span style="color: #008000;">len</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>ar<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>:
      <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">if</span> ar<span style="color: black;">&#91;</span>y<span style="color: black;">&#93;</span>:
        <span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;%s %s&quot;</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>y, ar<span style="color: black;">&#91;</span>y<span style="color: black;">&#93;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
      <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">else</span>:
        r3+=<span style="color: #ff4500;">1</span>
&nbsp;
    <span style="color: #808080; font-style: italic;">#delete null value elements and take its size</span>
    multiremove2<span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>ar, <span style="color: #008000;">None</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
    r4 += <span style="color: #008000;">len</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>ar<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
    <span style="color: #808080; font-style: italic;">#then join elements with space and take its size</span>
    r5 += <span style="color: #008000;">len</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot; &quot;</span>.<span style="color: black;">join</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #008000;">str</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>n<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span> <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">for</span> n <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">in</span> ar<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
  <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">return</span> r1, r2, r3, r4, r5
&nbsp;
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">def</span> nums_test<span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>ntest<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>:
  r1 = r2 = <span style="color: #ff4500;">0</span>
  <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">for</span> x <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">in</span> <span style="color: #008000;">range</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>ntest<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>:
    <span style="color: #808080; font-style: italic;">#Find all prime numbers from 8 to 95 step by 3 (bounds included) and sum all primes got, to check the result</span>
    <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">for</span> n <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">in</span> <span style="color: #008000;">range</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #ff4500;">8</span>, <span style="color: #ff4500;">96</span>, <span style="color: #ff4500;">3</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>:
      <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">for</span> prime <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">in</span> primes<span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>n<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>:
        r1 += prime
    fac = <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">lambda</span> n:<span style="color: black;">&#91;</span><span style="color: #ff4500;">1</span>,<span style="color: #ff4500;">0</span><span style="color: black;">&#93;</span><span style="color: black;">&#91;</span>n<span style="color: #66cc66;">&gt;</span><span style="color: #ff4500;">0</span><span style="color: black;">&#93;</span> <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">or</span> fac<span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>n-<span style="color: #ff4500;">1</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span><span style="color: #66cc66;">*</span>n
    <span style="color: #808080; font-style: italic;">#Calculate factorial numbers start from 2 to 42 (bounds included)</span>
    r2 = <span style="color: #ff4500;">0</span>
    <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">for</span> n <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">in</span> <span style="color: #008000;">range</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #ff4500;">2</span>, <span style="color: #ff4500;">43</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>:
      r2 += fac<span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>n<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
  <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">return</span> r1, r2
&nbsp;
<span style="color: #808080; font-style: italic;">#Primes must return an array of prime numbers</span>
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">def</span> primes<span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>n<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>:
  ar = <span style="color: black;">&#91;</span><span style="color: black;">&#93;</span>
  <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">for</span> x <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">in</span> <span style="color: #008000;">range</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #ff4500;">2</span>, n+<span style="color: #ff4500;">1</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>:
    prime = <span style="color: #008000;">True</span>
    <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">for</span> y <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">in</span> <span style="color: #008000;">range</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #ff4500;">2</span>, x<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>:
      <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">if</span> x<span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span>y == <span style="color: #ff4500;">0</span>:
        prime = <span style="color: #008000;">False</span>
        <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">break</span>
    <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">if</span> prime:
      ar.<span style="color: black;">append</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>x<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
  <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">return</span> ar
&nbsp;
<span style="color: #808080; font-style: italic;"># ---  START  ---</span>
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;<span style="color: #000099; font-weight: bold;">\n</span>Warming up...&quot;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
t1=t2=t3=<span style="color: #ff4500;">0</span>
stime = <span style="color: #dc143c;">time</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
r1, r2, r3, xstr = strings_test<span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #ff4500;">5</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
p1=<span style="color: #dc143c;">time</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span> - stime
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;Strings test - Elapsed %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span> p1<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;Check1: %s&quot;</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span> r1<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;Check2: %s&quot;</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span> r2<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;Check3: %s&quot;</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span> r3<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;Check4: %d&quot;</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span> <span style="color: #008000;">len</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>xstr<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
stime = <span style="color: #dc143c;">time</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
r1, r2, r3, r4, r5 = arrays_test<span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #ff4500;">50</span>, xstr<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
p2=<span style="color: #dc143c;">time</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span> - stime
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;Arrays test - Elapsed %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span> p2<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;Check1: %s&quot;</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span> r1<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;Check2: %s&quot;</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span> r2<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;Check3: %s&quot;</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span> r3<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;Check4: %s&quot;</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span> r4<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;Check5: %s&quot;</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span> r5<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
stime = <span style="color: #dc143c;">time</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
r1, r2 = nums_test<span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #ff4500;">500</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
p3=<span style="color: #dc143c;">time</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span> - stime
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;Numeric test - Elapsed %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span> p3<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;Check1: %s&quot;</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span> r1<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;Check2: %s&quot;</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span> r2<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span> <span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;Python Partial elapsed time %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span> <span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>p1+p2+p3<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;<span style="color: #000099; font-weight: bold;">\n</span>1. Starting Python tests...&quot;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
stime = <span style="color: #dc143c;">time</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
r1, r2, r3, xstr = strings_test<span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #ff4500;">5</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
p1=<span style="color: #dc143c;">time</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span> - stime
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;Strings test - Elapsed %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span> p1<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
stime = <span style="color: #dc143c;">time</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
r1, r2, r3, r4, r5 = arrays_test<span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #ff4500;">50</span>, xstr<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
p2=<span style="color: #dc143c;">time</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span> - stime
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span> <span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;Arrays test  - Elapsed %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span> p2<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
stime = <span style="color: #dc143c;">time</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
r1, r2 = nums_test<span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #ff4500;">500</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
p3=<span style="color: #dc143c;">time</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span> - stime
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;Numeric test - Elapsed %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span> p3<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span> <span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;Python Partial elapsed time %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span> <span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>p1+p2+p3<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
t1+=p1<span style="color: #66cc66;">;</span>t2+=p2<span style="color: #66cc66;">;</span>t3+=p3
&nbsp;
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;<span style="color: #000099; font-weight: bold;">\n</span>2. Starting Python tests...&quot;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
stime = <span style="color: #dc143c;">time</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
r1, r2, r3, xstr = strings_test<span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #ff4500;">5</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
p1=<span style="color: #dc143c;">time</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span> - stime
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;Strings test - Elapsed %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span> p1<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
stime = <span style="color: #dc143c;">time</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
r1, r2, r3, r4, r5 = arrays_test<span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #ff4500;">50</span>, xstr<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
p2=<span style="color: #dc143c;">time</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span> - stime
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span> <span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;Arrays test  - Elapsed %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span> p2<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
stime = <span style="color: #dc143c;">time</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
r1, r2 = nums_test<span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #ff4500;">500</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
p3=<span style="color: #dc143c;">time</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span> - stime
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;Numeric test - Elapsed %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span> p3<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span> <span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;Python Partial elapsed time %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span> <span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>p1+p2+p3<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
t1+=p1<span style="color: #66cc66;">;</span>t2+=p2<span style="color: #66cc66;">;</span>t3+=p3
&nbsp;
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;<span style="color: #000099; font-weight: bold;">\n</span>3. Starting Python tests...&quot;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
stime = <span style="color: #dc143c;">time</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
r1, r2, r3, xstr = strings_test<span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #ff4500;">5</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
p1=<span style="color: #dc143c;">time</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span> - stime
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;Strings test - Elapsed %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span> p1<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
stime = <span style="color: #dc143c;">time</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
r1, r2, r3, r4, r5 = arrays_test<span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #ff4500;">50</span>, xstr<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
p2=<span style="color: #dc143c;">time</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span> - stime
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span> <span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;Arrays test  - Elapsed %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span> p2<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
stime = <span style="color: #dc143c;">time</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
r1, r2 = nums_test<span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #ff4500;">500</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
p3=<span style="color: #dc143c;">time</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span> - stime
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;Numeric test - Elapsed %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span> p3<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
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<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span> <span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;Python Partial elapsed time %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span> <span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>p1+p2+p3<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
t1+=p1<span style="color: #66cc66;">;</span>t2+=p2<span style="color: #66cc66;">;</span>t3+=p3
&nbsp;
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;-------------------------------------&quot;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;Average Strings test - Elapsed %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span> <span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>t1/<span style="color: #ff4500;">3</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;Average Arrays test  - Elapsed %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span> <span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>t2/<span style="color: #ff4500;">3</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;Average Numeric test - Elapsed %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span> <span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>t3/<span style="color: #ff4500;">3</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;Python Average elapsed time %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span> <span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>t1/<span style="color: #ff4500;">3</span>+t2/<span style="color: #ff4500;">3</span>+t3/<span style="color: #ff4500;">3</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span></pre></div></div>

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		<title>Comparazione linguaggi script per la geometria frattale</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 23:38:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marco Mastrodonato</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In questo articolo metterò a confronto le ultime incarnazioni di ruby, con le ultime di python, groovy, php, lua, perl e anche java, per avere un metro di paragone con un linguaggio precompilato. Vedremo, infatti, come si comportano i linguaggi di script applicati alla geometria frattale, più precisamente un algoritmo della famiglia di Mandelbrot.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In questo articolo metterò a confronto le ultime incarnazioni di ruby, con le ultime di python, groovy, php, lua, perl e anche java, per avere un metro di paragone con un linguaggio precompilato. Vedremo, infatti, come si comportano i linguaggi di script applicati alla geometria frattale, più precisamente un algoritmo della famiglia di Mandelbrot.<br />
Navigando, ho trovato un <a href="http://www.timestretch.com/FractalBenchmark.html#4d9e0f15fc1b42420cf3f778c3cccad7">confronto</a> molto interessante ma un pò datato, risale a più di due anni fa. Da allora sono cambiate un pò di cose e ne ho approfittato per fare un aggiornamento anche se non includerò tutti quei linguaggi molti dei quali semi sconosciuti. Questa è l&#8217;occasione per mettere a confronto ruby e python anche nelle loro versioni java e .net, un intenzione che avevo già da un pò di tempo.</p>
<p>Usare un frattale come benchmark è oltretutto comodo: se un tentativo di ottimizzazione non va a buon fine se ne ha subito l&#8217;evidenza ed essendo disegnato in tempo reale, si riesce a percepire la velocità di esecuzione. Il frattale è disegnato in ascii anche perchè l&#8217;utilizzo di librerie esterne ne avrebbe drogato l&#8217;esito.</p>
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<p>Questi sono i dati del sistema:<br />
Dell Inspiron 9400, Centrino Duo, T7200 @ 2Ghz 4Mb Cache L1, Ram 2Gb @ 667Mhz<br />
Windows XP pro SP3<br />
Java 6 update 15<br />
Microsoft .NET 3.5 SP1</p>
<p>Questi sono i risultati prestazionali ottenuti da una media di cinque rilevazioni catturate dopo qualche tentativo (non mi sono fidato dello startup delle VM):</p>
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Linguaggio      Tempo (in secondi)  n più lento di java
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Java 6 update 15    0,153
Lua 5.1.4           0,815	           5x
Php 5.3.0           2,083	          14x
Python 2.6.2        2,269 	          15x
Python 3.1.1        1,566 	          10x
Jython 2.5.0        2,850 	          19x
Jruby 1.3.1         2,466 	          16x
Groovy 1.6.3        6,491 	          42x
Ruby 1.9.1 p129	    2,688 	          18x
Ruby 1.8.6 p368	    6,863 	          45x
Ruby 1.8.6 p111	    9,709 	          63x
IronRuby 0.9.0	    6,038 	          39x
IronPyhon 2.0.2     0,978 	           6x
Perl 5.10.0         2,722 	          18x
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<p>Questo è il grafico, naturalmente <strong>valori più bassi indicano una prestazione migliore</strong></p>
<p><img src="http://mastrodonato.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/chart2_537.png" alt="Chart" title="Chart" width="537" height="457" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-262" /></p>
<p>Questi sono gli script usati per generare il frattale, andavano benissimo quelli di Erik Wrenholt, mi sono limitato a qualche semplice modifica per far funzionare python 3.1 o per migliorare lievemente la già ottima leggibilità in ruby e lua.</p>
<p><strong>Java</strong></p>

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</pre></td><td class="code"><pre class="java" style="font-family:monospace;"><span style="color: #666666; font-style: italic;">// by Erik Wrenholt</span>
<span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">import</span> <span style="color: #006699;">java.util.*</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
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<span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">class</span> Bench1
<span style="color: #009900;">&#123;</span>  
	<span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">static</span> <span style="color: #000066; font-weight: bold;">int</span> BAILOUT <span style="color: #339933;">=</span> <span style="color: #cc66cc;">16</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
	<span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">static</span> <span style="color: #000066; font-weight: bold;">int</span> MAX_ITERATIONS <span style="color: #339933;">=</span> <span style="color: #cc66cc;">1000</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
&nbsp;
	<span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">private</span> <span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">static</span> <span style="color: #000066; font-weight: bold;">int</span> iterate<span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #000066; font-weight: bold;">float</span> x, <span style="color: #000066; font-weight: bold;">float</span> y<span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span>
	<span style="color: #009900;">&#123;</span>
		<span style="color: #000066; font-weight: bold;">float</span> cr <span style="color: #339933;">=</span> y<span style="color: #339933;">-</span>0.5f<span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
		<span style="color: #000066; font-weight: bold;">float</span> ci <span style="color: #339933;">=</span> x<span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
		<span style="color: #000066; font-weight: bold;">float</span> zi <span style="color: #339933;">=</span> 0.0f<span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
		<span style="color: #000066; font-weight: bold;">float</span> zr <span style="color: #339933;">=</span> 0.0f<span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
		<span style="color: #000066; font-weight: bold;">int</span> i <span style="color: #339933;">=</span> <span style="color: #cc66cc;">0</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
		<span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">while</span> <span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #000066; font-weight: bold;">true</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span> <span style="color: #009900;">&#123;</span>
			i<span style="color: #339933;">++;</span>
			<span style="color: #000066; font-weight: bold;">float</span> temp <span style="color: #339933;">=</span> zr <span style="color: #339933;">*</span> zi<span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
			<span style="color: #000066; font-weight: bold;">float</span> zr2 <span style="color: #339933;">=</span> zr <span style="color: #339933;">*</span> zr<span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
			<span style="color: #000066; font-weight: bold;">float</span> zi2 <span style="color: #339933;">=</span> zi <span style="color: #339933;">*</span> zi<span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
			zr <span style="color: #339933;">=</span> zr2 <span style="color: #339933;">-</span> zi2 <span style="color: #339933;">+</span> cr<span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
			zi <span style="color: #339933;">=</span> temp <span style="color: #339933;">+</span> temp <span style="color: #339933;">+</span> ci<span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
			<span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">if</span> <span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span>zi2 <span style="color: #339933;">+</span> zr2 <span style="color: #339933;">&gt;</span> BAILOUT<span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span>
				<span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">return</span> i<span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
			<span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">if</span> <span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span>i <span style="color: #339933;">&gt;</span> MAX_ITERATIONS<span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span>
				<span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">return</span> <span style="color: #cc66cc;">0</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
		<span style="color: #009900;">&#125;</span>
	<span style="color: #009900;">&#125;</span>
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	<span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">public</span> <span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">static</span> <span style="color: #000066; font-weight: bold;">void</span> main<span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #003399;">String</span> args<span style="color: #009900;">&#91;</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#93;</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span>
	<span style="color: #009900;">&#123;</span>
		<span style="color: #003399;">Date</span> d1 <span style="color: #339933;">=</span> <span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">new</span> <span style="color: #003399;">Date</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
		<span style="color: #000066; font-weight: bold;">int</span> x,y<span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
		<span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">for</span> <span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span>y <span style="color: #339933;">=</span> <span style="color: #339933;">-</span><span style="color: #cc66cc;">39</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span> y <span style="color: #339933;">&lt;</span> <span style="color: #cc66cc;">39</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span> y<span style="color: #339933;">++</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span> <span style="color: #009900;">&#123;</span>
			<span style="color: #003399;">System</span>.<span style="color: #006633;">out</span>.<span style="color: #006633;">print</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #0000ff;">&quot;<span style="color: #000099; font-weight: bold;">\n</span>&quot;</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
			<span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">for</span> <span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span>x <span style="color: #339933;">=</span> <span style="color: #339933;">-</span><span style="color: #cc66cc;">39</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span> x <span style="color: #339933;">&lt;</span> <span style="color: #cc66cc;">39</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span> x<span style="color: #339933;">++</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span> <span style="color: #009900;">&#123;</span>
				<span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">if</span> <span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span>iterate<span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span>x<span style="color: #339933;">/</span>40.0f,y<span style="color: #339933;">/</span>40.0f<span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span> <span style="color: #339933;">==</span> <span style="color: #cc66cc;">0</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span> 
					<span style="color: #003399;">System</span>.<span style="color: #006633;">out</span>.<span style="color: #006633;">print</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #0000ff;">&quot;*&quot;</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
				<span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">else</span>
					<span style="color: #003399;">System</span>.<span style="color: #006633;">out</span>.<span style="color: #006633;">print</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #0000ff;">&quot; &quot;</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
			<span style="color: #009900;">&#125;</span>
		<span style="color: #009900;">&#125;</span>
		<span style="color: #003399;">Date</span> d2 <span style="color: #339933;">=</span> <span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">new</span> <span style="color: #003399;">Date</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
		<span style="color: #000066; font-weight: bold;">long</span> diff <span style="color: #339933;">=</span> d2.<span style="color: #006633;">getTime</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span> <span style="color: #339933;">-</span> d1.<span style="color: #006633;">getTime</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
		<span style="color: #003399;">System</span>.<span style="color: #006633;">out</span>.<span style="color: #006633;">println</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #0000ff;">&quot;<span style="color: #000099; font-weight: bold;">\n</span>Java Elapsed &quot;</span> <span style="color: #339933;">+</span> diff<span style="color: #339933;">/</span>1000.0f<span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
&nbsp;
	<span style="color: #009900;">&#125;</span>
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<p><strong>Lua</strong></p>

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</pre></td><td class="code"><pre class="lua" style="font-family:monospace;"><span style="color: #808080; font-style: italic;">-- By Erik Wrenholt</span>
&nbsp;
<span style="color: #b1b100;">local</span> BAILOUT <span style="color: #66cc66;">=</span> <span style="color: #cc66cc;">16</span>
<span style="color: #b1b100;">local</span> MAX_ITERATIONS <span style="color: #66cc66;">=</span> <span style="color: #cc66cc;">1000</span>
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<span style="color: #b1b100;">function</span> iterate<span style="color: #66cc66;">&#40;</span>x,y<span style="color: #66cc66;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
  <span style="color: #b1b100;">local</span> cr <span style="color: #66cc66;">=</span> y-<span style="color: #cc66cc;">0.5</span>
  <span style="color: #b1b100;">local</span> ci <span style="color: #66cc66;">=</span> x
  <span style="color: #b1b100;">local</span> zi <span style="color: #66cc66;">=</span> <span style="color: #cc66cc;">0.0</span>
  <span style="color: #b1b100;">local</span> zr <span style="color: #66cc66;">=</span> <span style="color: #cc66cc;">0.0</span>
  <span style="color: #b1b100;">local</span> i <span style="color: #66cc66;">=</span> <span style="color: #cc66cc;">0</span>
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  <span style="color: #b1b100;">while</span> <span style="color: #cc66cc;">1</span> <span style="color: #b1b100;">do</span>
    i <span style="color: #66cc66;">=</span> i+<span style="color: #cc66cc;">1</span>
    <span style="color: #b1b100;">local</span> temp <span style="color: #66cc66;">=</span> zr <span style="color: #66cc66;">*</span> zi
    <span style="color: #b1b100;">local</span> zr2 <span style="color: #66cc66;">=</span> zr<span style="color: #66cc66;">*</span>zr
    <span style="color: #b1b100;">local</span> zi2 <span style="color: #66cc66;">=</span> zi<span style="color: #66cc66;">*</span>zi
    zr <span style="color: #66cc66;">=</span> zr2-zi2+cr
    zi <span style="color: #66cc66;">=</span> temp+temp+ci
    <span style="color: #b1b100;">if</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">&#40;</span>zi2+zr2 <span style="color: #66cc66;">&gt;</span> BAILOUT<span style="color: #66cc66;">&#41;</span> <span style="color: #b1b100;">then</span>
      <span style="color: #b1b100;">return</span> i
    <span style="color: #b1b100;">end</span>
    <span style="color: #b1b100;">if</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">&#40;</span>i <span style="color: #66cc66;">&gt;</span> MAX_ITERATIONS<span style="color: #66cc66;">&#41;</span> <span style="color: #b1b100;">then</span>
      <span style="color: #b1b100;">return</span> <span style="color: #cc66cc;">0</span>
    <span style="color: #b1b100;">end</span>
  <span style="color: #b1b100;">end</span>
<span style="color: #b1b100;">end</span>
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<span style="color: #b1b100;">function</span> bench1<span style="color: #66cc66;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #66cc66;">&#41;</span>
  <span style="color: #b1b100;">local</span> t <span style="color: #66cc66;">=</span> <span style="color: #b1b100;">os.clock</span><span style="color: #66cc66;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #66cc66;">&#41;</span>
  <span style="color: #b1b100;">for</span> y <span style="color: #66cc66;">=</span> -<span style="color: #cc66cc;">39</span>, <span style="color: #cc66cc;">38</span> <span style="color: #b1b100;">do</span>
    <span style="color: #b1b100;">for</span> x <span style="color: #66cc66;">=</span> -<span style="color: #cc66cc;">39</span>, <span style="color: #cc66cc;">38</span> <span style="color: #b1b100;">do</span>
    <span style="color: #b1b100;">if</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">&#40;</span>iterate<span style="color: #66cc66;">&#40;</span>x<span style="color: #66cc66;">/</span><span style="color: #cc66cc;">40.0</span>, y<span style="color: #66cc66;">/</span><span style="color: #cc66cc;">40</span><span style="color: #66cc66;">&#41;</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">==</span> <span style="color: #cc66cc;">0</span><span style="color: #66cc66;">&#41;</span> <span style="color: #b1b100;">then</span> <span style="color: #b1b100;">io.write</span><span style="color: #66cc66;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #ff0000;">&quot;*&quot;</span><span style="color: #66cc66;">&#41;</span> <span style="color: #b1b100;">else</span> <span style="color: #b1b100;">io.write</span><span style="color: #66cc66;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #ff0000;">&quot; &quot;</span><span style="color: #66cc66;">&#41;</span> <span style="color: #b1b100;">end</span>
    <span style="color: #b1b100;">end</span>
    <span style="color: #b1b100;">io.write</span><span style="color: #66cc66;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #ff0000;">&quot;<span style="color: #000099; font-weight: bold;">\n</span>&quot;</span><span style="color: #66cc66;">&#41;</span>
  <span style="color: #b1b100;">end</span>
  <span style="color: #b1b100;">io.write</span><span style="color: #66cc66;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #b1b100;">string.format</span><span style="color: #66cc66;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #ff0000;">&quot;Time Elapsed %.3fn&quot;</span>, <span style="color: #b1b100;">os.clock</span><span style="color: #66cc66;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #66cc66;">&#41;</span> - t<span style="color: #66cc66;">&#41;</span><span style="color: #66cc66;">&#41;</span>
<span style="color: #b1b100;">end</span>
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bench1<span style="color: #66cc66;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #66cc66;">&#41;</span></pre></td></tr></table></div>

<p><strong>Php</strong></p>

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</pre></td><td class="code"><pre class="php" style="font-family:monospace;"><span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">&lt;?php</span>
<span style="color: #990000;">define</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #0000ff;">&quot;BAILOUT&quot;</span><span style="color: #339933;">,</span><span style="color: #cc66cc;">16</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
<span style="color: #990000;">define</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #0000ff;">&quot;MAX_ITERATIONS&quot;</span><span style="color: #339933;">,</span><span style="color: #cc66cc;">1000</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
&nbsp;
<span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">class</span> Bench1
<span style="color: #009900;">&#123;</span>
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	<span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">function</span> Bench1<span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span>
	<span style="color: #009900;">&#123;</span>
		<span style="color: #000088;">$d1</span> <span style="color: #339933;">=</span> <span style="color: #990000;">microtime</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #cc66cc;">1</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
		<span style="color: #b1b100;">for</span> <span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #000088;">$y</span> <span style="color: #339933;">=</span> <span style="color: #339933;">-</span><span style="color: #cc66cc;">39</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span> <span style="color: #000088;">$y</span> <span style="color: #339933;">&lt;</span> <span style="color: #cc66cc;">39</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span> <span style="color: #000088;">$y</span><span style="color: #339933;">++</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span> <span style="color: #009900;">&#123;</span>
			<span style="color: #b1b100;">echo</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #0000ff;">&quot;<span style="color: #000099; font-weight: bold;">\n</span>&quot;</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
			<span style="color: #b1b100;">for</span> <span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #000088;">$x</span> <span style="color: #339933;">=</span> <span style="color: #339933;">-</span><span style="color: #cc66cc;">39</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span> <span style="color: #000088;">$x</span> <span style="color: #339933;">&lt;</span> <span style="color: #cc66cc;">39</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span> <span style="color: #000088;">$x</span><span style="color: #339933;">++</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span> <span style="color: #009900;">&#123;</span>
				<span style="color: #b1b100;">if</span> <span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #000088;">$this</span><span style="color: #339933;">-&gt;</span><span style="color: #004000;">iterate</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #000088;">$x</span><span style="color: #339933;">/</span><span style="color:#800080;">40.0</span><span style="color: #339933;">,</span><span style="color: #000088;">$y</span><span style="color: #339933;">/</span><span style="color:#800080;">40.0</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span> <span style="color: #339933;">==</span> <span style="color: #cc66cc;">0</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span> 
					<span style="color: #b1b100;">echo</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #0000ff;">&quot;*&quot;</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
				<span style="color: #b1b100;">else</span>
					<span style="color: #b1b100;">echo</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #0000ff;">&quot; &quot;</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
			<span style="color: #009900;">&#125;</span>
		<span style="color: #009900;">&#125;</span>
		<span style="color: #000088;">$d2</span> <span style="color: #339933;">=</span> <span style="color: #990000;">microtime</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #cc66cc;">1</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
		<span style="color: #000088;">$diff</span> <span style="color: #339933;">=</span> <span style="color: #000088;">$d2</span> <span style="color: #339933;">-</span> <span style="color: #000088;">$d1</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
		<span style="color: #990000;">printf</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #0000ff;">&quot;<span style="color: #000099; font-weight: bold;">\n</span>PHP Elapsed <span style="color: #009933; font-weight: bold;">%0.3f</span>&quot;</span><span style="color: #339933;">,</span> <span style="color: #000088;">$diff</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
	<span style="color: #009900;">&#125;</span>
&nbsp;
	<span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">function</span> iterate<span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #000088;">$x</span><span style="color: #339933;">,</span><span style="color: #000088;">$y</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span>
	<span style="color: #009900;">&#123;</span>
		<span style="color: #000088;">$cr</span> <span style="color: #339933;">=</span> <span style="color: #000088;">$y</span><span style="color: #339933;">-</span><span style="color:#800080;">0.5</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
		<span style="color: #000088;">$ci</span> <span style="color: #339933;">=</span> <span style="color: #000088;">$x</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
		<span style="color: #000088;">$zi</span> <span style="color: #339933;">=</span> <span style="color:#800080;">0.0</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
		<span style="color: #000088;">$zr</span> <span style="color: #339933;">=</span> <span style="color:#800080;">0.0</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
		<span style="color: #000088;">$i</span> <span style="color: #339933;">=</span> <span style="color: #cc66cc;">0</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
		<span style="color: #b1b100;">while</span> <span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #009900; font-weight: bold;">true</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span> <span style="color: #009900;">&#123;</span>
			<span style="color: #000088;">$i</span><span style="color: #339933;">++;</span>
			<span style="color: #000088;">$temp</span> <span style="color: #339933;">=</span> <span style="color: #000088;">$zr</span> <span style="color: #339933;">*</span> <span style="color: #000088;">$zi</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
			<span style="color: #000088;">$zr2</span> <span style="color: #339933;">=</span> <span style="color: #000088;">$zr</span> <span style="color: #339933;">*</span> <span style="color: #000088;">$zr</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
			<span style="color: #000088;">$zi2</span> <span style="color: #339933;">=</span> <span style="color: #000088;">$zi</span> <span style="color: #339933;">*</span> <span style="color: #000088;">$zi</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
			<span style="color: #000088;">$zr</span> <span style="color: #339933;">=</span> <span style="color: #000088;">$zr2</span> <span style="color: #339933;">-</span> <span style="color: #000088;">$zi2</span> <span style="color: #339933;">+</span> <span style="color: #000088;">$cr</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
			<span style="color: #000088;">$zi</span> <span style="color: #339933;">=</span> <span style="color: #000088;">$temp</span> <span style="color: #339933;">+</span> <span style="color: #000088;">$temp</span> <span style="color: #339933;">+</span> <span style="color: #000088;">$ci</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
			<span style="color: #b1b100;">if</span> <span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #000088;">$zi2</span> <span style="color: #339933;">+</span> <span style="color: #000088;">$zr2</span> <span style="color: #339933;">&gt;</span> BAILOUT<span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span>
				<span style="color: #b1b100;">return</span> <span style="color: #000088;">$i</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
			<span style="color: #b1b100;">if</span> <span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #000088;">$i</span> <span style="color: #339933;">&gt;</span> MAX_ITERATIONS<span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span>
				<span style="color: #b1b100;">return</span> <span style="color: #cc66cc;">0</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
		<span style="color: #009900;">&#125;</span>
	<span style="color: #009900;">&#125;</span>
<span style="color: #009900;">&#125;</span>
&nbsp;
<span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">new</span> Bench1<span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
<span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">?&gt;</span></pre></td></tr></table></div>

<p><strong>Python</strong></p>

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</pre></td><td class="code"><pre class="python" style="font-family:monospace;"><span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">import</span> <span style="color: #dc143c;">sys</span>, <span style="color: #dc143c;">time</span>
stdout = <span style="color: #dc143c;">sys</span>.<span style="color: black;">stdout</span>
&nbsp;
BAILOUT = <span style="color: #ff4500;">16</span>
MAX_ITERATIONS = <span style="color: #ff4500;">1000</span>
&nbsp;
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">class</span> Bench1:
  <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">def</span> <span style="color: #0000cd;">__init__</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #008000;">self</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>:
    <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span> <span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #483d8b;">'Rendering...'</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
    <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">for</span> y <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">in</span> <span style="color: #008000;">range</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>-<span style="color: #ff4500;">39</span>, <span style="color: #ff4500;">39</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>:
      stdout.<span style="color: black;">write</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #483d8b;">'n'</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
      <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">for</span> x <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">in</span> <span style="color: #008000;">range</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>-<span style="color: #ff4500;">39</span>, <span style="color: #ff4500;">39</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>:
        i = <span style="color: #008000;">self</span>.<span style="color: black;">start</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>x/<span style="color: #ff4500;">40.0</span>, y/<span style="color: #ff4500;">40.0</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
        <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">if</span> i == <span style="color: #ff4500;">0</span>:
          stdout.<span style="color: black;">write</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #483d8b;">'*'</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
        <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">else</span>:
          stdout.<span style="color: black;">write</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #483d8b;">' '</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
  <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">def</span> start<span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #008000;">self</span>, x, y<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>:
    cr = y - <span style="color: #ff4500;">0.5</span>
    ci = x
    zi = zr = <span style="color: #ff4500;">0.0</span>
    i = <span style="color: #ff4500;">0</span>
&nbsp;
    <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">while</span> <span style="color: #008000;">True</span>:
      i += <span style="color: #ff4500;">1</span>
      temp = zr <span style="color: #66cc66;">*</span> zi
      zr2 = zr <span style="color: #66cc66;">*</span> zr
      zi2 = zi <span style="color: #66cc66;">*</span> zi
      zr = zr2 - zi2 + cr
      zi = temp + temp + ci
&nbsp;
      <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">if</span> zi2 + zr2 <span style="color: #66cc66;">&gt;</span> BAILOUT:
        <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">return</span> i
      <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">if</span> i <span style="color: #66cc66;">&gt;</span> MAX_ITERATIONS:
        <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">return</span> <span style="color: #ff4500;">0</span>
&nbsp;
t = <span style="color: #dc143c;">time</span>.<span style="color: #dc143c;">time</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
Bench1<span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span> <span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #483d8b;">'<span style="color: #000099; font-weight: bold;">\n</span>Python Elapsed %.3f'</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span> <span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #dc143c;">time</span>.<span style="color: #dc143c;">time</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span> - t<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span></pre></td></tr></table></div>

<p><strong>Groovy</strong></p>

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</pre></td><td class="code"><pre class="groovy" style="font-family:monospace;"><span style="color: #808080; font-style: italic;">//Created By Marco Mastrodonato 22/09/2009</span>
&nbsp;
<span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">class</span> Bench1<span style="color: #66cc66;">&#123;</span>
    <span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">public</span> <span style="color: #993333;">int</span> BAILOUT <span style="color: #66cc66;">=</span> <span style="color: #cc66cc;">16</span>
    <span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">public</span> <span style="color: #993333;">int</span> MAX_ITERATIONS <span style="color: #66cc66;">=</span> <span style="color: #cc66cc;">1000</span>
&nbsp;
    <span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">def</span> Bench1<span style="color: #66cc66;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #66cc66;">&#41;</span><span style="color: #66cc66;">&#123;</span>
        <span style="color: #993399;">println</span><span style="color: #66cc66;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #ff0000;">&quot;Rendering...&quot;</span><span style="color: #66cc66;">&#41;</span>
        <span style="color: #b1b100;">for</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">&#40;</span>y <span style="color: #b1b100;">in</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">-</span>39..39<span style="color: #66cc66;">&#41;</span><span style="color: #66cc66;">&#123;</span>
            <span style="color: #993399;">println</span><span style="color: #66cc66;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #ff0000;">&quot;&quot;</span><span style="color: #66cc66;">&#41;</span>
            <span style="color: #b1b100;">for</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">&#40;</span>x <span style="color: #b1b100;">in</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">-</span>39..39<span style="color: #66cc66;">&#41;</span><span style="color: #66cc66;">&#123;</span>
                <span style="color: #b1b100;">if</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">&#40;</span>iterate<span style="color: #66cc66;">&#40;</span>x/<span style="color: #cc66cc;">40.0</span>, y/<span style="color: #cc66cc;">40.0</span><span style="color: #66cc66;">&#41;</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">==</span> <span style="color: #cc66cc;">0</span><span style="color: #66cc66;">&#41;</span><span style="color: #66cc66;">&#123;</span>
                    <span style="color: #993399;">print</span><span style="color: #66cc66;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #ff0000;">&quot;*&quot;</span><span style="color: #66cc66;">&#41;</span>
                <span style="color: #66cc66;">&#125;</span> <span style="color: #b1b100;">else</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">&#123;</span>
                    <span style="color: #993399;">print</span><span style="color: #66cc66;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #ff0000;">&quot; &quot;</span><span style="color: #66cc66;">&#41;</span>
                <span style="color: #66cc66;">&#125;</span>
            <span style="color: #66cc66;">&#125;</span>
        <span style="color: #66cc66;">&#125;</span>
    <span style="color: #66cc66;">&#125;</span>
&nbsp;
    <span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">def</span> iterate<span style="color: #66cc66;">&#40;</span>x,y<span style="color: #66cc66;">&#41;</span><span style="color: #66cc66;">&#123;</span>
        <span style="color: #993333;">float</span> cr <span style="color: #66cc66;">=</span> y<span style="color: #66cc66;">-</span><span style="color: #cc66cc;">0.5</span>
        <span style="color: #993333;">float</span> ci <span style="color: #66cc66;">=</span> x
        <span style="color: #993333;">float</span> zi <span style="color: #66cc66;">=</span> <span style="color: #cc66cc;">0.0</span>
        <span style="color: #993333;">float</span> zr <span style="color: #66cc66;">=</span> <span style="color: #cc66cc;">0.0</span>
        <span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">def</span> i <span style="color: #66cc66;">=</span> <span style="color: #cc66cc;">0</span>
        <span style="color: #b1b100;">while</span><span style="color: #66cc66;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #cc66cc;">1</span><span style="color: #66cc66;">&#41;</span><span style="color: #66cc66;">&#123;</span>
            i <span style="color: #66cc66;">+=</span> <span style="color: #cc66cc;">1</span>
            <span style="color: #993333;">float</span> temp <span style="color: #66cc66;">=</span> zr <span style="color: #66cc66;">*</span> zi
            <span style="color: #993333;">float</span> zr2 <span style="color: #66cc66;">=</span> zr <span style="color: #66cc66;">*</span> zr
            <span style="color: #993333;">float</span> zi2 <span style="color: #66cc66;">=</span> zi <span style="color: #66cc66;">*</span> zi
            zr <span style="color: #66cc66;">=</span> zr2 <span style="color: #66cc66;">-</span> zi2 <span style="color: #66cc66;">+</span> cr
            zi <span style="color: #66cc66;">=</span> temp <span style="color: #66cc66;">+</span> temp <span style="color: #66cc66;">+</span> ci
            <span style="color: #b1b100;">if</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">&#40;</span>zi2 <span style="color: #66cc66;">+</span> zr2 <span style="color: #66cc66;">&gt;</span> BAILOUT<span style="color: #66cc66;">&#41;</span><span style="color: #66cc66;">&#123;</span> 
                <span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">return</span> i
            <span style="color: #66cc66;">&#125;</span>
            <span style="color: #b1b100;">if</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">&#40;</span>i <span style="color: #66cc66;">&gt;</span> MAX_ITERATIONS<span style="color: #66cc66;">&#41;</span><span style="color: #66cc66;">&#123;</span> 
                <span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">return</span> <span style="color: #cc66cc;">0</span>
            <span style="color: #66cc66;">&#125;</span> 
        <span style="color: #66cc66;">&#125;</span>
    <span style="color: #66cc66;">&#125;</span>
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<span style="color: #66cc66;">&#125;</span>
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time1 <span style="color: #66cc66;">=</span> <span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">new</span> <span style="color: #aaaadd; font-weight: bold;">Date</span><span style="color: #66cc66;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #66cc66;">&#41;</span>.<span style="color: #006600;">time</span>
<span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">new</span> Bench1<span style="color: #66cc66;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #66cc66;">&#41;</span>
time2 <span style="color: #66cc66;">=</span> <span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">new</span> <span style="color: #aaaadd; font-weight: bold;">Date</span><span style="color: #66cc66;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #66cc66;">&#41;</span>.<span style="color: #006600;">time</span>
<span style="color: #993333;">float</span> elapsed <span style="color: #66cc66;">=</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">&#40;</span>time2 <span style="color: #66cc66;">-</span> time1<span style="color: #66cc66;">&#41;</span>/<span style="color: #cc66cc;">1000</span>
<span style="color: #993399;">println</span><span style="color: #66cc66;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #ff0000;">&quot;<span style="color: #000099; font-weight: bold;">\n</span>Groovy Elapsed ${elapsed}&quot;</span><span style="color: #66cc66;">&#41;</span></pre></td></tr></table></div>

<p><strong>Ruby</strong></p>

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</pre></td><td class="code"><pre class="ruby" style="font-family:monospace;">BAILOUT = <span style="color:#006666;">16</span>
MAX_ITERATIONS = <span style="color:#006666;">1000</span>
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<span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">class</span> Bench1
&nbsp;
  <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">def</span> initialize
    <span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;Rendering...&quot;</span>
    <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">for</span> y <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">in</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">-</span>39..39
      <span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">print</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;<span style="color:#000099;">\n</span>&quot;</span>
      <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">for</span> x <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">in</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">-</span>39..39
        i = iterate x<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">/</span><span style="color:#006666;">40.0</span>, y<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">/</span><span style="color:#006666;">40.0</span>
        <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">if</span> i == <span style="color:#006666;">0</span> <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">then</span> <span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">print</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;*&quot;</span> <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">else</span> <span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">print</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot; &quot;</span> <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">end</span>
      <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">end</span>
    <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">end</span>
  <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">end</span>
&nbsp;
  <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">def</span> iterate<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span>x,y<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span>
    cr = y<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">-</span><span style="color:#006666;">0.5</span>
    ci = x
    zi = zr = <span style="color:#006666;">0.0</span>
    i = <span style="color:#006666;">0</span>
    <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">while</span> <span style="color:#0000FF; font-weight:bold;">true</span>
      i <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">+</span>= <span style="color:#006666;">1</span>
      temp = zr <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">*</span> zi
      zr2 = zr <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">*</span> zr
      zi2 = zi <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">*</span> zi
      zr = zr2 <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">-</span> zi2 <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">+</span> cr
      zi = temp <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">+</span> temp <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">+</span> ci
      <span style="color:#0000FF; font-weight:bold;">return</span> i <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">if</span> zi2 <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">+</span> zr2 <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&gt;</span> BAILOUT
      <span style="color:#0000FF; font-weight:bold;">return</span> <span style="color:#006666;">0</span> <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">if</span> i <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&gt;</span> MAX_ITERATIONS
    <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">end</span>
  <span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">end</span>
<span style="color:#9966CC; font-weight:bold;">end</span>
&nbsp;
time = <span style="color:#CC00FF; font-weight:bold;">Time</span>.<span style="color:#9900CC;">now</span>
Bench1.<span style="color:#9900CC;">new</span>
<span style="color:#CC0066; font-weight:bold;">puts</span> <span style="color:#996600;">&quot;<span style="color:#000099;">\n</span>Ruby Elapsed %.3f&quot;</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">%</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#40;</span><span style="color:#CC00FF; font-weight:bold;">Time</span>.<span style="color:#9900CC;">now</span> <span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">-</span> time<span style="color:#006600; font-weight:bold;">&#41;</span></pre></td></tr></table></div>

<p><strong>Perl</strong></p>

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</pre></td><td class="code"><pre class="perl" style="font-family:monospace;"><span style="color: #666666; font-style: italic;"># Ported from C to Perl by Anders Bergh &lt;anders1@gmail.com&gt;</span>
&nbsp;
<span style="color: #0000ff;">$BAILOUT</span><span style="color: #339933;">=</span><span style="color: #cc66cc;">16</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
<span style="color: #0000ff;">$MAX_ITERATIONS</span><span style="color: #339933;">=</span><span style="color: #cc66cc;">1000</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
&nbsp;
<span style="color: #0000ff;">$begin</span> <span style="color: #339933;">=</span> <span style="color: #000066;">time</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
&nbsp;
<span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">sub</span> mandelbrot <span style="color: #009900;">&#123;</span>
       <span style="color: #000066;">local</span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">$x</span> <span style="color: #339933;">=</span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">$_</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#91;</span><span style="color: #cc66cc;">0</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#93;</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
       <span style="color: #000066;">local</span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">$y</span> <span style="color: #339933;">=</span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">$_</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#91;</span><span style="color: #cc66cc;">1</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#93;</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
&nbsp;
       <span style="color: #000066;">local</span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">$cr</span> <span style="color: #339933;">=</span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">$y</span> <span style="color: #339933;">-</span> <span style="color: #cc66cc;">0.5</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
       <span style="color: #000066;">local</span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">$ci</span> <span style="color: #339933;">=</span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">$x</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
       <span style="color: #000066;">local</span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">$zi</span> <span style="color: #339933;">=</span> <span style="color: #cc66cc;">0.0</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
       <span style="color: #000066;">local</span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">$zr</span> <span style="color: #339933;">=</span> <span style="color: #cc66cc;">0.0</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
       <span style="color: #000066;">local</span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">$i</span> <span style="color: #339933;">=</span> <span style="color: #cc66cc;">0</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
&nbsp;
       <span style="color: #b1b100;">while</span> <span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #cc66cc;">1</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span>
       <span style="color: #009900;">&#123;</span>
               <span style="color: #0000ff;">$i</span> <span style="color: #339933;">=</span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">$i</span> <span style="color: #339933;">+</span> <span style="color: #cc66cc;">1</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
               <span style="color: #000066;">local</span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">$temp</span> <span style="color: #339933;">=</span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">$zr</span> <span style="color: #339933;">*</span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">$zi</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
               <span style="color: #000066;">local</span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">$zr2</span> <span style="color: #339933;">=</span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">$zr</span> <span style="color: #339933;">*</span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">$zr</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
               <span style="color: #000066;">local</span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">$zi2</span> <span style="color: #339933;">=</span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">$zi</span> <span style="color: #339933;">*</span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">$zi</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
               <span style="color: #0000ff;">$zr</span> <span style="color: #339933;">=</span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">$zr2</span> <span style="color: #339933;">-</span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">$zi2</span> <span style="color: #339933;">+</span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">$cr</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
               <span style="color: #0000ff;">$zi</span> <span style="color: #339933;">=</span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">$temp</span> <span style="color: #339933;">+</span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">$temp</span> <span style="color: #339933;">+</span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">$ci</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
               <span style="color: #b1b100;">if</span> <span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #0000ff;">$zi2</span> <span style="color: #339933;">+</span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">$zr2</span> <span style="color: #339933;">&gt;</span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">$BAILOUT</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span>
               <span style="color: #009900;">&#123;</span>
                       <span style="color: #000066;">return</span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">$i</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
               <span style="color: #009900;">&#125;</span>
               <span style="color: #b1b100;">if</span> <span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #0000ff;">$i</span> <span style="color: #339933;">&gt;</span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">$MAX_ITERATIONS</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span>
               <span style="color: #009900;">&#123;</span>
                       <span style="color: #000066;">return</span> <span style="color: #cc66cc;">0</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
               <span style="color: #009900;">&#125;</span>
       <span style="color: #009900;">&#125;</span>
<span style="color: #009900;">&#125;</span>
&nbsp;
<span style="color: #b1b100;">for</span> <span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #0000ff;">$y</span> <span style="color: #339933;">=</span> <span style="color: #339933;">-</span><span style="color: #cc66cc;">39</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">$y</span> <span style="color: #339933;">&lt;</span> <span style="color: #cc66cc;">39</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">$y</span><span style="color: #339933;">++</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span>
<span style="color: #009900;">&#123;</span>
       <span style="color: #000066;">print</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #ff0000;">&quot;<span style="color: #000099; font-weight: bold;">\n</span>&quot;</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
       <span style="color: #b1b100;">for</span> <span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #0000ff;">$x</span> <span style="color: #339933;">=</span> <span style="color: #339933;">-</span><span style="color: #cc66cc;">39</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">$x</span> <span style="color: #339933;">&lt;</span> <span style="color: #cc66cc;">39</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">$x</span><span style="color: #339933;">++</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span>
       <span style="color: #009900;">&#123;</span>
               <span style="color: #0000ff;">$i</span> <span style="color: #339933;">=</span> mandelbrot<span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #0000ff;">$x</span><span style="color: #339933;">/</span><span style="color: #cc66cc;">40.0</span><span style="color: #339933;">,</span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">$y</span><span style="color: #339933;">/</span><span style="color: #cc66cc;">40.0</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
               <span style="color: #b1b100;">if</span> <span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #0000ff;">$i</span> <span style="color: #339933;">==</span> <span style="color: #cc66cc;">0</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span>
               <span style="color: #009900;">&#123;</span>
                       <span style="color: #000066;">print</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #ff0000;">&quot;*&quot;</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
               <span style="color: #009900;">&#125;</span>
               <span style="color: #b1b100;">else</span>
               <span style="color: #009900;">&#123;</span>
                       <span style="color: #000066;">print</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #ff0000;">&quot; &quot;</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
               <span style="color: #009900;">&#125;</span>
       <span style="color: #009900;">&#125;</span>
<span style="color: #009900;">&#125;</span>
<span style="color: #000066;">print</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #ff0000;">&quot;<span style="color: #000099; font-weight: bold;">\n</span>&quot;</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
&nbsp;
<span style="color: #0000ff;">$end</span> <span style="color: #339933;">=</span> <span style="color: #000066;">time</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span> <span style="color: #339933;">-</span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">$begin</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
&nbsp;
<span style="color: #000066;">printf</span> <span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #ff0000;">&quot;Perl Elapsed %.3fn&quot;</span><span style="color: #339933;">,</span><span style="color: #0000ff;">$end</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span></pre></td></tr></table></div>

<h3>Commenti:</h3>
<p>La velocità di Lua è ormai nota, solamente 5 volte più lento rispetto al codice java compilato, il miglior risultato. La sua semplicità è la sua forza, forse è proprio questo che lo rende così veloce? E&#8217; stato adottato dalla Blizzard all&#8217;interno del gioco World of Warcraft e se l&#8217;hanno fatto loro un motivo ci sarà. Non è ad oggetti o meglio, nativamente non li supporta anche se c&#8217;è il progetto <a href="http://loop.luaforge.net/">LOOP</a> che lo estende a questo modello di programmazione.<br />
Php e Perl non hanno bisogno di commenti.<br />
Tra le versioni C di Ruby e Python è chiaramente avanti quest&#8217;ultimo. Il paragone equo sarebbe la Rb1.8.6 con la Py2.6.2 e la Rb1.9.1 con la Py3.1.1.<br />
La sfida tra le versioni che sfruttalo la Java VM: Groovy, Jython e JRuby, vede in vantaggio quest&#8217;ultimo. Groovy è molto indietro come prestazioni ma il dubbio più grosso che ho è: ma a chi è destinato? Come sintassi non è male ma ruby è ancora più scorrevole e poi ha quel rake che è tanto comodo per tante cose.<br />
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