Slug #1275
incr and decr are slow
Start date:
29 Apr 2019
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Description
The CoCoA-5 functions incr and decr are disappointingly slow.
>>> t0:=CpuTime();A:=0; for i:=1 to 1000000 do incr(ref A); endfor; TimeFrom(t0); 3.582 >>> t0:=CpuTime();A:=0; for i:=1 to 1000000 do A := A+1; endfor; TimeFrom(t0); 0.747
A completely empty loop takes about 0.1s
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History
#1
Updated by John Abbott almost 5 years ago
Updated by - Related to Feature #518: incr/decr functions: to be used in packages added
#2
Updated by John Abbott almost 5 years ago
- Related to Design #364: Incr command/function added