[ed@deadbeef1 ed]$ perl russ.pl
Benchmark: timing 1000000 iterations of Grep, Max, Ternary...
Grep: 2 wallclock secs ( 2.01 usr + 0.00 sys = 2.01 CPU) @ 49
+6364.52/s (n=1000000)
Max: 5 wallclock secs ( 3.96 usr + 0.02 sys = 3.97 CPU) @ 25
+1782.64/s (n=1000000)
Ternary: 5 wallclock secs ( 2.32 usr + 0.00 sys = 2.32 CPU) @ 43
+0976.43/s (n=1000000)
[ed@deadbeef1 ed]$ perl -v
This is perl, v5.6.0 built for alpha-linux
Copyright 1987-2000, Larry Wall
Perl may be copied only under the terms of either the Artistic License
+ or the
GNU General Public License, which may be found in the Perl 5.0 source
+kit.
Complete documentation for Perl, including FAQ lists, should be found
+on
this system using `man perl' or `perldoc perl'. If you have access to
+ the
Internet, point your browser at http://www.perl.com/, the Perl Home Pa
+ge.
[ed@deadbeef1 ed]$
damn... alpha's are fast...