or download this
$ bench_join_concat.pl
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cat_3 6032896/s 1644% 1550% 779% 671% 339% 305% 127%
+ 125% 29% -- -6% -37%
join_2 6390454/s 1748% 1647% 831% 717% 365% 329% 140%
+ 139% 36% 6% -- -33%
cat_2 9572936/s 2668% 2517% 1295% 1124% 597% 542% 260%
+ 258% 104% 59% 50% --