Weirich, James
9/18/2003 3:50:00 PM
> >> I like the Dir[] form (or its "glob" alternative). I used to write
> >> recursive functions to search a directory tree. Then I discovered
> >> Dir['**/*.rb']. Not only is it easier, it's also faster.
>
> I'm not so sure. I timed my recursive "Filescan" class against Dir[] on
> a large fileserver. Dir[] took 92 seconds, and my Filescan class only
> took 72 seconds.
Hmmm ... Perhaps I implemented the my recursive search in a slow manner.
Care to share your Filescan class?
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