Immediate versus non-immediate objects benchmark

Immediate versus non-immediate objects benchmark.rb

require 'benchmark'

num1 = 42
num2 = 43

immediate_time = Benchmark.realtime do
  9_000_000.times do
    num1 + num2
  end
end

str1 = 'hello'
str2 = 'world'

non_immediate_time_strings = Benchmark.realtime do
  9_000_000.times do
    str1 + str2
  end
end

arr1 = [1, 2, 3]
arr2 = [4, 5, 6]

non_immediate_time_arrays = Benchmark.realtime do
  9_000_000.times do
    arr1 + arr2
  end
end

performance_ratio_strings = non_immediate_time_strings / immediate_time
performance_ratio_arrays = non_immediate_time_arrays / immediate_time

# Printing the results
puts "Immediate objects (Integers) are #{performance_ratio_strings.round(4)} times faster than non-immediate objects (Strings)"
puts "Immediate objects (Integers) are #{performance_ratio_arrays.round(4)} times faster than non-immediate objects (Arrays)"