Re: append speed
- Posted by "R. W. D." <filexfer3 at JUNO.COM> May 19, 2000
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>is append() function slow?
>is repeat() function much faster?
atom t,t0, total
sequence s, u
total = 1000000
s = {}
t0 = time()
for i=1 to total do
    s=append(s,"Hand-crafted from only the finest ASCII.\n")
end for
t = time()-t0
printf(1,"Time: %3.2f\n",{t})
u = {}
u=repeat("Microwave hint: Make hole in turtle's shell first.\n",total)
t=time()-t0
printf(1,"Time: %3.2f\n",{t})
	
 
		
