gistfile1.rb

require 'rubygems'
require 'hierclust'
require 'benchmark'

points = [[815, 183], [860, 176], [793, 176], [847, 176], [813, 176], [865, 183],
          [804, 185], [813, 181], [797, 181], [193, 133], [905, 168], [821, 173],
          [804, 178], [799, 180], [175, 360], [880, 176], [826, 171], [843, 181],
          [857, 171], [443, 495], [857, 174], [382, 132], [97, 1203], [218, 281],
          [97, 1778], [814, 181], [474, 133], [797, 179], [844, 180], [812, 178],
          [846, 18], [795, 183], [862, 182], [840, 175], [788, 176], [478, 140],
          [860, 173], [974, 16], [833, 181], [288, 130], [831, 874], [884, 174],
          [834, 179], [836, 182], [181, 354], [346, 46], [855, 171], [855, 180],
          [959, 177], [792, 181], [138, 1774], [283, 783], [815, 877], [807, 178],
          [430, 497], [819, 181], [801, 176], [836, 182], [825, 176], [873, 179],
          [847, 182], [124, 1678], [157, 132], [835, 177], [827, 180], [532, 1191],
          [873, 178], [174, 128], [805, 1328], [798, 178], [502, 659], [804, 180],
          [960, 178], [886, 182], [867, 183], [875, 179], [854, 176], [849, 185],
          [136, 1783], [800, 181], [810, 180], [312, 782], [865, 177], [745, 125],
          [833, 178], [882, 181], [834, 177], [821, 184], [899, 182], [26, 124],
          [859, 182], [892, 174], [172, 134], [822, 182], [396, 135], [830, 184],
          [792, 185], [427, 488], [818, 173], [832, 177], [406, 129], [852, 181],
          [805, 177], [820, 175], [19, 14], [839, 183], [264, 127], [800, 172],
          [811, 176], [827, 178], [896, 177], [863, 183], [813, 177], [458, 495],
          [808, 181], [850, 748], [810, 184], [850, 181], [886, 179], [446, 497],
          [851, 180], [592, 132], [300, 538], [794, 180], [815, 180], [57, 1772],
          [799, 175], [821, 182], [135, 1681], [830, 483], [796, 173], [887, 40],
          [823, 179], [864, 179], [322, 30], [886, 182], [808, 178], [823, 189],
          [230, 360], [224, 275], [875, 179], [133, 1773], [844, 175], [433, 495],
          [13, 15], [856, 178], [871, 181], [658, 130], [839, 183], [822, 83],
          [827, 175], [848, 179], [894, 184], [833, 177], [828, 176], [482, 135],
          [841, 177], [817, 184], [470, 140], [800, 180], [857, 15], [807, 187],
          [425, 497], [64, 131], [852, 580], [883, 183], [836, 181], [878, 177],
          [815, 183], [860, 176], [793, 176], [847, 176], [813, 176], [865, 183],
          [804, 185], [813, 181], [797, 181], [193, 133], [905, 168], [821, 173],
          [804, 178], [799, 180], [175, 360], [880, 176], [826, 171], [843, 181],
          [857, 171], [443, 495], [857, 174], [382, 132], [97, 1203], [218, 281],
          [97, 1778], [814, 181], [474, 133], [797, 179], [844, 180], [812, 178],
          [846, 18], [795, 183], [862, 182], [840, 175], [788, 176], [478, 140],
          [860, 173], [974, 16], [833, 181], [288, 130], [831, 874], [884, 174],
          [834, 179], [836, 182], [181, 354], [346, 46], [855, 171], [855, 180],
          [959, 177], [792, 181], [138, 1774], [283, 783], [815, 877], [807, 178],
          [430, 497], [819, 181], [801, 176], [836, 182], [825, 176], [873, 179],
          [847, 182], [124, 1678], [157, 132], [835, 177], [827, 180], [532, 1191],
          [873, 178], [174, 128], [805, 1328], [798, 178], [502, 659], [804, 180],
          [960, 178], [886, 182], [867, 183], [875, 179], [854, 176], [849, 185],
          [136, 1783], [800, 181], [810, 180], [312, 782]]

puts points.size
points = points.collect{|p| Hierclust::Point.new(p[0], p[1]) }
clusters = []

puts Benchmark.measure {
  clusterer = Hierclust::Clusterer.new(points, 105, 5)
  clusters = clusterer.clusters
}

gistfile2.rb

require 'rubygems'
require 'fastcluster'
require 'benchmark'

points = [[815, 183], [860, 176], [793, 176], [847, 176], [813, 176], [865, 183],
          [804, 185], [813, 181], [797, 181], [193, 133], [905, 168], [821, 173],
          [804, 178], [799, 180], [175, 360], [880, 176], [826, 171], [843, 181],
          [857, 171], [443, 495], [857, 174], [382, 132], [97, 1203], [218, 281],
          [97, 1778], [814, 181], [474, 133], [797, 179], [844, 180], [812, 178],
          [846, 18], [795, 183], [862, 182], [840, 175], [788, 176], [478, 140],
          [860, 173], [974, 16], [833, 181], [288, 130], [831, 874], [884, 174],
          [834, 179], [836, 182], [181, 354], [346, 46], [855, 171], [855, 180],
          [959, 177], [792, 181], [138, 1774], [283, 783], [815, 877], [807, 178],
          [430, 497], [819, 181], [801, 176], [836, 182], [825, 176], [873, 179],
          [847, 182], [124, 1678], [157, 132], [835, 177], [827, 180], [532, 1191],
          [873, 178], [174, 128], [805, 1328], [798, 178], [502, 659], [804, 180],
          [960, 178], [886, 182], [867, 183], [875, 179], [854, 176], [849, 185],
          [136, 1783], [800, 181], [810, 180], [312, 782], [865, 177], [745, 125],
          [833, 178], [882, 181], [834, 177], [821, 184], [899, 182], [26, 124],
          [859, 182], [892, 174], [172, 134], [822, 182], [396, 135], [830, 184],
          [792, 185], [427, 488], [818, 173], [832, 177], [406, 129], [852, 181],
          [805, 177], [820, 175], [19, 14], [839, 183], [264, 127], [800, 172],
          [811, 176], [827, 178], [896, 177], [863, 183], [813, 177], [458, 495],
          [808, 181], [850, 748], [810, 184], [850, 181], [886, 179], [446, 497],
          [851, 180], [592, 132], [300, 538], [794, 180], [815, 180], [57, 1772],
          [799, 175], [821, 182], [135, 1681], [830, 483], [796, 173], [887, 40],
          [823, 179], [864, 179], [322, 30], [886, 182], [808, 178], [823, 189],
          [230, 360], [224, 275], [875, 179], [133, 1773], [844, 175], [433, 495],
          [13, 15], [856, 178], [871, 181], [658, 130], [839, 183], [822, 83],
          [827, 175], [848, 179], [894, 184], [833, 177], [828, 176], [482, 135],
          [841, 177], [817, 184], [470, 140], [800, 180], [857, 15], [807, 187],
          [425, 497], [64, 131], [852, 580], [883, 183], [836, 181], [878, 177],
          [815, 183], [860, 176], [793, 176], [847, 176], [813, 176], [865, 183],
          [804, 185], [813, 181], [797, 181], [193, 133], [905, 168], [821, 173],
          [804, 178], [799, 180], [175, 360], [880, 176], [826, 171], [843, 181],
          [857, 171], [443, 495], [857, 174], [382, 132], [97, 1203], [218, 281],
          [97, 1778], [814, 181], [474, 133], [797, 179], [844, 180], [812, 178],
          [846, 18], [795, 183], [862, 182], [840, 175], [788, 176], [478, 140],
          [860, 173], [974, 16], [833, 181], [288, 130], [831, 874], [884, 174],
          [834, 179], [836, 182], [181, 354], [346, 46], [855, 171], [855, 180],
          [959, 177], [792, 181], [138, 1774], [283, 783], [815, 877], [807, 178],
          [430, 497], [819, 181], [801, 176], [836, 182], [825, 176], [873, 179],
          [847, 182], [124, 1678], [157, 132], [835, 177], [827, 180], [532, 1191],
          [873, 178], [174, 128], [805, 1328], [798, 178], [502, 659], [804, 180],
          [960, 178], [886, 182], [867, 183], [875, 179], [854, 176], [849, 185],
          [136, 1783], [800, 181], [810, 180], [312, 782]]

puts Benchmark.measure {
clusterer = Fastcluster::Clusterer.new(105, 5, points)
clusters = clusterer.clusters 
}