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Re^4: Fastest way to lookup a point in a setby BrowserUk (Patriarch) |
on Aug 08, 2017 at 21:55 UTC ( [id://1197046]=note: print w/replies, xml ) | Need Help?? |
I've run Perl's hashes up to 30 billion keys/2 terabytes (ram) and they are 1 to 2 orders of magnitude faster, and ~1/3rd the size of storing the same data (64-bit integers) in an sqlite memory-based DB. And the performance difference increases as the size grows. Part of the difference is that however fast the C/C++ DB code is, calling into it from Perl, adds a layer of unavoidable overhead that Perl's built-in hashes do not have. The second part is that indexing very large, sparse ranges of data can be done in one of two ways:
In the end, O(1) trumps O(log N) and native trumps calling out to C. From compiled-to-native code -- whatever language -- it is possible to tailor solutions to the lookup domain that will out-perform Perl's native hashes. Judy arrays, radix trees, compressed bitmaps, simplified&tailored hash-arrays, but any of those mechanisms fall short once you add the overhead of calling out from Perl. With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'
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