Surprise...

[Curry Kenworthy]

Brian:

 > I expanded my test stack and ran it
 > on the versions I had available.

Thanks for (among other things!) running these tests.

It's useful to see the item vs array turning point.

I also notice something else, if I read your result correctly: LC9 beats 
LC8 on these tests (that's a good sign!) but LC6 still dominates them 
all, in this particular type of exercise that you've coded, on Mac. It 
was also the winner in my previous tests on Windows.

("The Un...defeated... Defen...ding... Champion!")

I hope to see LC9/10 further optimized. I love LC6, but you must 
understand I'm always entirely rooting for the latest version and hoping 
for it to wipe the floor with the others. When it wins, we all win.

Plenty of methods and tricks to optimize LCS code, and the results may 
vary between releases and platforms, but engine optimization really is 
helpful. Its performance establishes the boundaries that we work within 
while scripting. When I get some time I'll run a new round of tests too 
and publish the results. Thanks again.

Best wishes,

Curry K.