$ time perl gmax_anagram.pl < words |wc 4.26user 0.07system 0:04.32elapsed 6427 14802 107910 $ time perl merlyn_anagram.pl < words |wc 6.35user 0.10system 0:06.45elapsed 6427 14802 107910 (after adding use strict and -w) $ time perl merlyn_anagram.pl < words |wc 7.44user 0.12system 0:07.55elapsed 6427 14802 107910