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compare loop, recursive calls, recurring calls
(use 'criterium.core)
(defn looping [n]
(loop [i n]
(when (< 1 i)
(recur (dec i)))))
(defn recursive [n]
(when (< 1 n) (recursive (dec n))))
(defn tco [n]
(when (< 1 n) (recur (dec n))))
(defn tco2
([] (tco2 5))
([n] (when (< 1 n) (recur (dec n)))))
(defn bmark [n]
(println "looping" n)
(bench (looping n) :verbose)
(println "recursive" n)
(bench (recursive n) :verbose)
(println "tco" n)
(bench (tco n) :verbose)
(println "tco2" n)
(bench (tco2 n) :verbose))
(defn bmarks []
(bmark 10)
(bmark 1000))
(xampl.core/bmarks)
looping 10
x86_64 Mac OS X 10.6.6 8 cpu(s)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM 17.1-b03-307
Runtime arguments: -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8
Evaluation count : 780043500
Execution time mean : 78.084013 ns 95.0% CI: (78.070892 ns, 78.093285 ns)
Execution time std-deviation : 4.832753 us 95.0% CI: (4.782522 us, 4.883957 us)
Found 5 outliers in 60 samples (8.3333 %)
low-severe 3 (5.0000 %)
low-mild 2 (3.3333 %)
Variance from outliers : 6.2739 % Variance is slightly inflated by outliers
recursive 10
x86_64 Mac OS X 10.6.6 8 cpu(s)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM 17.1-b03-307
Runtime arguments: -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8
Evaluation count : 339902040
Execution time mean : 182.255031 ns 95.0% CI: (182.220704 ns, 182.283222 ns)
Execution time std-deviation : 8.083124 us 95.0% CI: (7.949713 us, 8.238344 us)
Found 4 outliers in 60 samples (6.6667 %)
low-severe 2 (3.3333 %)
low-mild 2 (3.3333 %)
Variance from outliers : 7.8125 % Variance is slightly inflated by outliers
tco 10
x86_64 Mac OS X 10.6.6 8 cpu(s)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM 17.1-b03-307
Runtime arguments: -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8
Evaluation count : 377653680
Execution time mean : 160.908237 ns 95.0% CI: (160.882899 ns, 160.928526 ns)
Execution time std-deviation : 5.652590 us 95.0% CI: (5.592985 us, 5.726846 us)
Found 2 outliers in 60 samples (3.3333 %)
low-severe 1 (1.6667 %)
low-mild 1 (1.6667 %)
Variance from outliers : 1.6389 % Variance is slightly inflated by outliers
tco2 10
x86_64 Mac OS X 10.6.6 8 cpu(s)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM 17.1-b03-307
Runtime arguments: -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8
Evaluation count : 376112760
Execution time mean : 158.737037 ns 95.0% CI: (158.725460 ns, 158.748836 ns)
Execution time std-deviation : 3.775872 us 95.0% CI: (3.748230 us, 3.807094 us)
Found 2 outliers in 60 samples (3.3333 %)
low-severe 1 (1.6667 %)
low-mild 1 (1.6667 %)
Variance from outliers : 1.6389 % Variance is slightly inflated by outliers
looping 1000
x86_64 Mac OS X 10.6.6 8 cpu(s)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM 17.1-b03-307
Runtime arguments: -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8
Evaluation count : 5890560
Execution time mean : 10.354814 us 95.0% CI: (10.354087 us, 10.355570 us)
Execution time std-deviation : 32.552575 us 95.0% CI: (32.326223 us, 32.780239 us)
Found 1 outliers in 60 samples (1.6667 %)
low-severe 1 (1.6667 %)
Variance from outliers : 1.6389 % Variance is slightly inflated by outliers
recursive 1000
x86_64 Mac OS X 10.6.6 8 cpu(s)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM 17.1-b03-307
Runtime arguments: -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8
Evaluation count : 2782620
Execution time mean : 22.024989 us 95.0% CI: (22.021495 us, 22.027931 us)
Execution time std-deviation : 81.761040 us 95.0% CI: (80.771783 us, 82.584477 us)
Found 6 outliers in 60 samples (10.0000 %)
low-severe 4 (6.6667 %)
low-mild 2 (3.3333 %)
Variance from outliers : 6.2771 % Variance is slightly inflated by outliers
tco 1000
x86_64 Mac OS X 10.6.6 8 cpu(s)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM 17.1-b03-307
Runtime arguments: -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8
Evaluation count : 3197460
Execution time mean : 19.138813 us 95.0% CI: (19.135399 us, 19.143925 us)
Execution time std-deviation : 96.733389 us 95.0% CI: (95.850014 us, 97.654636 us)
Found 1 outliers in 60 samples (1.6667 %)
low-severe 1 (1.6667 %)
Variance from outliers : 9.4567 % Variance is slightly inflated by outliers
tco2 1000
x86_64 Mac OS X 10.6.6 8 cpu(s)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM 17.1-b03-307
Runtime arguments: -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8
Evaluation count : 3177360
Execution time mean : 19.117219 us 95.0% CI: (19.115299 us, 19.119325 us)
Execution time std-deviation : 79.230725 us 95.0% CI: (77.715232 us, 80.942765 us)
Found 5 outliers in 60 samples (8.3333 %)
low-severe 3 (5.0000 %)
low-mild 2 (3.3333 %)
Variance from outliers : 7.7758 % Variance is slightly inflated by outliers
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