<> is a general purpose tool, and as such is optimized for "the general case." There isn't one single tool that can optimize for speed across the general case (or in other words, the majority of all use cases). If you know your data-set well, you can optimize by selecting a less general tool to fit your specific need. Tools to consider include:

Each of these methods come with caveats, pitfalls, limitations, and unique benefits. It is up to you to decide if the limitations are outweighed by the benefits for your specific use case. benchmarking is the only way you'll be sure that one is a win over the other for your specific situation.


Dave

In reply to Re^3: Benchmark diamond operator by davido
in thread Benchmark diamond operator by thanos1983

Title:
Use:  <p> text here (a paragraph) </p>
and:  <code> code here </code>
to format your post, it's "PerlMonks-approved HTML":


  • Posts are HTML formatted. Put <p> </p> tags around your paragraphs. Put <code> </code> tags around your code and data!
  • Titles consisting of a single word are discouraged, and in most cases are disallowed outright.
  • Read Where should I post X? if you're not absolutely sure you're posting in the right place.
  • Please read these before you post! —
  • Posts may use any of the Perl Monks Approved HTML tags:
    a, abbr, b, big, blockquote, br, caption, center, col, colgroup, dd, del, details, div, dl, dt, em, font, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, hr, i, ins, li, ol, p, pre, readmore, small, span, spoiler, strike, strong, sub, summary, sup, table, tbody, td, tfoot, th, thead, tr, tt, u, ul, wbr
  • You may need to use entities for some characters, as follows. (Exception: Within code tags, you can put the characters literally.)
            For:     Use:
    & &amp;
    < &lt;
    > &gt;
    [ &#91;
    ] &#93;
  • Link using PerlMonks shortcuts! What shortcuts can I use for linking?
  • See Writeup Formatting Tips and other pages linked from there for more info.