note atcroft <p>The first thing would be to find where your program spends the most time, and look to see if that can be improved. You might look at the Devel::* modules, such as [cpan://Devel::DProf], to help with this portion of the process. <p>You might also wish to consult several of the excellent books available. Some of the books I am aware of (and own) that might be helpful include [isbn://1-56592-149-6|Programming Perl], [isbn://1-56592-220-4|Advanced Perl Programming], [isbn://1-56592-398-7|Mastering Algorithms with Perl], and [isbn://1-56592-243-3|Perl Cookbook]. 191025 191025