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Benchmark: timing 300000 iterations of dotstar, negchar... on string q
+/tddddde/
dotstar: 1 wallclock secs ( 1.37 usr + 0.00 sys = 1.37 CPU) @ 21
+8658.89/s (n=300000)
negchar: 0 wallclock secs ( 0.95 usr + 0.00 sys = 0.95 CPU) @ 31
+5457.41/s (n=300000)
Rate dotstar negchar
dotstar 218659/s -- -31%
negchar 315457/s 44% --