David Storrs wrote: > On Mon, Aug 11, 2003 at 10:25:07PM +0200, awards wrote: > > Hi, > > > > thank you, Now i have a new question. > > If I do the code myself which I can do. > > would the process of executing the program faster if I do the code myself or > > if I use a Module i.e Date::Calc?? > > > > regards > > awards > > There is a small amount of overhead in loading a module, but it's > generally negligible. After that, the question of "will my > hand-rolled code be faster than the module" comes down to a comparison > between the particular way that you implemented the code versus the > particular way that the module implemented it. That is something that > only benchmarking can answer for you. > > However, I would **strongly** recommend using the module.
He might want, though, to choose a different Date module, as Date::Calc was created specifically for date-intensive calculations that may require a wide variety of conversions. The documentation for the module indicates that users with more moderate date-handling needs should use a less-extensive module. Joseph -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
