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<code>
#!/usr/bin/perl --
use strict;
use warnings;
use Benchmark qw(cmpthese);
my $BIG = 100_000;
cmpthese(1000, { 'C-style' => \&c, 'P-style' => \&p});
sub c {
for (my $i = $BIG; $i > 0; $i--) {
1;
}
}
sub p {
for my $i ( reverse 1..$BIG ) {
1;
}
}
__END__
Rate P-style C-style
P-style 26.7/s -- -44%
C-style 48.0/s 80% --
</code>
<p>Is Perl-style still better?
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