Re: Graph a file without using arrays

The file contains so much data

How much is so much? Did you actually try it?

CountZero

A program should be light and agile, its subroutines connected like a string of pearls. The spirit and intent of the program should be retained throughout. There should be neither too little or too much, neither needless loops nor useless variables, neither lack of structure nor overwhelming rigidity." - The Tao of Programming, 4.1 - Geoffrey James

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Re^2: Graph a file without using arrays by ITmajor (Beadle) on Sep 19, 2008 at 20:52 UTC
Yes, I did. The system started to slow down. The amount of data will depend on the size of the file(s) and how many files are chosen.	[reply]
Re^3: Graph a file without using arrays by CountZero (Bishop) on Sep 20, 2008 at 06:36 UTC
Thanks, but it still doesn't answer my question "How much data?" A few thousand, million, ...? It is interesting to find out where the practical limits of Perl are and how to solve such problems. CountZero A program should be light and agile, its subroutines connected like a string of pearls. The spirit and intent of the program should be retained throughout. There should be neither too little or too much, neither needless loops nor useless variables, neither lack of structure nor overwhelming rigidity." - The Tao of Programming, 4.1 - Geoffrey James	[reply]