in reply to The indisputable speed of tr///

Basically you are saying that using the right tool makes the code run faster. Agreed. Why use s/// or join,map,split for simple transliterations?

I wouldn't use a 40 ton truck to go fetch a package of cigarettes, if I have a bike ;-)

--shmem 

_($_=" "x(1<<5)."?\n".q·/)Oo.  G°\        /
                              /\_¯/(q    /
----------------------------  \__(m.====·.(_("always off the crowd"))."·
");sub _{s./.($e="'Itrs `mnsgdq Gdbj O`qkdq")=~y/"-y/#-z/;$e.e && print}

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