On Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:06:31 -0700 Ryan Niebur wrote: > On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 12:21:28AM +0100, Francesco Poli wrote: [...] > > One of the proposed solutions was to replace the regexp matching with a > > hash look-up: > > https://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/87932#166516 > > > > huh, I suppose that's one way...not sure why a hash lookup would be > faster than .include?, but ya, I'll consider that option as well.
I seem to remember that associative arrays are data structures which are optimized for quick access (usually implemented through self-balancing binary trees or hash tables): I hope Ruby makes no exception on this regard... > > > It seems to me that this could be done with package names in the > > Packages class's initialize() method: this way the Ruby Regexp > > hard-coded limitation could be worked around. > > > > Ryan, what do you think? > > > > I've already replied, tho you seem to have not seen this mail... I think your message was reaching my mailbox, while I was composing and sending mine! ;-) Bye. -- New location for my website! Update your bookmarks! http://www.inventati.org/frx ..................................................... Francesco Poli . GnuPG key fpr == C979 F34B 27CE 5CD8 DC12 31B5 78F4 279B DD6D FCF4
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