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From: Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Question about Pattern.matcher performance differences between Java6 and Java7/8
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On 12/25/2013 2:47 PM, Kevin McMurtrie wrote:
> In article <l9c5rb$1kt$1@dont-email.me>,
>   Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> wrote:
>
>> On 12/24/2013 7:26 AM, zach.lists@gmail.com wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I've noticed a difference in performance between Java6 and Java7/8 (Oracle)
>>> on OS X with some toy code. [...]
>>
>>       One suggestion: Don't fret about the performance of "toy code."
>>
>>       If the performance of "real code" suffers, that's another matter.
>> [...]
> Note that "real code" is difficult to accurately profile in Java.

     So, too, is "toy code."

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Eric Sosman
esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid