This problem would be straightforward in Perl. Whether it meets your requirements for efficiency depends on the criteria.

If the code just needs to be efficient (as in not wasteful), then Perl is probably better than C, etc. If it needs to run as fast as possible, then C might be your best bet. Considering that most of the time is spent executing other programs, I think it would be hard to tell the difference between comparable C and Perl implementations.

I would suggest looking at Time::HiRes (or Time::AutoRes); system or `` (backquotes) or qx//; reading and writing files (the <> operator, and print/printf); split and/or regular expressions (match operator m// or just //).

But if you're more comfortable in C than in Perl, C will be less hassle for you in the short term. If you have some time to learn, Use Perl!.

-QM
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In reply to Re: Preferred language for scheduler assignment? by QM
in thread Preferred language for scheduler assignment? by kozter

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