in reply to Re^3: I think I just found a good reason to use backticks in a void context.
in thread I thought I found a good reason to use backticks in a void context, but I was wrong.

I suppose a better test would be just just call ack non-specifically the right number of times, and keep track of who's responded. But that seems like a lot of work to save a few milliseconds (yeah, I know--kinda late to be saying that). I'm happy going from 1.008->.008->.005->.0015 seconds per host. I think I've reached the point of diminishing returns. However, if you were checking hundreds or more hosts, I could see where that could be worth it.

I absolutely agree. You've got to need the performance gain to make the extra complexity worth the effort.

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